Artist
Jack Whitten(American, 1939–2018)American, 1939–2018
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Natural Selection
Date1995
MediumAcrylic and sumi ink on unstretched canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 96 × 83 3/4 × 1/4 in. (243.8 × 212.7 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2021.544
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Atrium Floor 2
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryJack Whiten: I AM THE OBJECT. New York: Hauser & Wirth, November 5, 2020–January 23, 2021
Jack Whitten. Hong Kong: Hauser & Wirth, March 30 – July 31, 2021
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and dated, right bottom edge: Whitten / 95
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center top: JW000235P [underlined] / NATURAL SELECTION [underlined] © 1995 / ACRYLIC + SUMI INK ON CANVAS / 96" x 84" (widest point / Jack Whitten [cursive]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center top: JW000235P [underlined] / NATURAL SELECTION [underlined] © 1995 / ACRYLIC + SUMI INK ON CANVAS / 96" x 84" (widest point / Jack Whitten [cursive]
Recto: Signed and dated, right bottom edge: Whitten / 95
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center top: Jack Whitten [cursive]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center top: Jack Whitten [cursive]
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