- Tuskegee University
- Cooper Union
- Acrylic Tesserae Mosaics
- The Developer Squeegee Tool
- Process Painting
Jack Whitten spent more than five decades reinventing painting through acrylic slabs, dragged paint, tesserae-like chips and tools of his own invention. His work combines material experimentation with memorials to artists, musicians and political figures.
Painting; sculpture
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Jack Whitten: An Artist’s Life (SHORT)
Major Works
- 1994Black Monolith II: Homage to Ralph Ellison
- 1998Black Monolith III: Barbara Jordan
- 20069.11.01
- 1970Homage to Malcolm
- 1975Delta Group II
- 1975–78The Greek Alphabet Series
- 2011Apps for Obama
- 2014Atopolis: For Édouard Glissant
- 1979Self Portrait I
- 2016Black Monolith X: Birth of Muhammad Ali
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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