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Greer Lankton

Greer Lankton

1958–1996

WA-00013581

Mixed Media

Representation

None documented

1

Institutional Exhibitions

28

Works in Collection

33

Assets Indexed

5

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ5605139

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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New Humans: Memories of the Future

New Museum

2026

Field Verification (3 fields)

3 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

Artist Index
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%

About

Why this artist matters now

Greer Lankton, was an American transgender artist known for creating lifelike sewn dolls that were often modeled on friends or celebrities and posed in elaborate theatrical settings. She was a key figure in the East Village art scene of the 1980s in New York.

Source: Artist Index · Trust score: 35% · Updated 2mo ago

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Movement

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Medium

Mixed Media

Related Artists

6 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago New Museum

Canonical record

Artworks (28)

Journal #19 Black Datebook

1996 · black datebook. pen, pencil and marker on paper.

8 1/8 × 5 3/4 × 1/2" (20.6 × 14.6 × 1.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #14 Goofy (1995)

1995 · blue Goofy and Pluto journal. pen and pencil on paper.

8 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 3/4" (21.6 × 18.4 × 1.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #15 Composition Book (September/November 1994)

1994 · green marbled composition book. pen and pencil on paper.

10 × 7 7/8 × 3/8" (25.4 × 20 × 1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #18 Brown Datebook

1992 · brown spiral bound datebook. pen and pencil on paper.

8 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 1/4" (21 × 14 × 0.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #21 Women's Residence Green Resource Folder

1991 · green paper folder. pen and pencil on paper, xeroxes, forms.

11 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 1/4" (29.2 × 24.1 × 0.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #10 Pink Notebook (October 1991, March-December 1993, March 1994)

1991 · pink spiral bound 5 subject lined notebook. pen and pencil on paper.

10 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 3/4" (26.7 × 21.6 × 1.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #13 Purple Notebook (1990)

1990 · purple spiral bound lined notebook. pen and pencil on paper.

10 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 3/4" (26.7 × 21.6 × 1.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rachel

1986 · Papier-mâché, metal plates, wire, acrylic paint, and matte medium

71.1 × 53.3 × 27.9 cm (28 × 21 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Journal #11 Red Datebook (December 1986-December 1987)

1986 · red date book with image of artist's doll fixed onto cover. pen and pencil on paper.

4 5/8 × 3 × 1/2" (11.7 × 7.6 × 1.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #16 Red Sketchbook

1986 · red hardcover sketchbook. pen and pencil on paper.

6 1/2 × 5 × 1/2" (16.5 × 12.7 × 1.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #8 Composition Book (October-December 1982)

1982 · black and white composition book, lined paper

10 1/4 × 7 3/4 × 1/2" (26 × 19.7 × 1.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #7 Small Brown Memo (June-September 1982)

1982 · brown memo lined paper journal

4 1/4 × 6 7/8 × 1/4" (10.8 × 17.5 × 0.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #6 Small Brown Memo (February-June 1982)

1982 · brown memo lined journal. pen and pencil on paper.

6 7/8 × 5 × 1/4" (17.5 × 12.7 × 0.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #28 Brown Folder

1981 · brown accordian folder with loose papers and xeroxes. pen on paper.

12 1/4 × 10 1/8 × 1/2" (31.1 × 25.7 × 1.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #4 Brown Sketchbook (November-December 1981)

1981 · brown spiral bound sketch book. pen and pencil on paper.

9 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 1" (24.8 × 16.5 × 2.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #5 Small Brown Memo (December 1981-January 1982)

1981 · brown memo lined journal. pen and pencil on paper.

6 7/8 × 4 1/4 × 1/4" (17.5 × 10.8 × 0.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #3 Orange Notebook (June-November 1981)

1981 · orange spiral bound 3 subject notebook. pen and pencil on paper.

9 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1" (24.1 × 16.5 × 2.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #9 Green Notebook (September 1980-May 1981)

1980 · orange spiral bound 3 subject lined notebook. pen and pencil on paper.

9 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 3/4" (24.1 × 16.5 × 1.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

"Fainting was the obvious physical..."

1977 · watercolor and ink on paper

13 3/4 × 9 1/4" (34.9 × 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

"Remembrances of the Hospital"

1977 · watercolor and ink on paper

10 × 12 1/2" (25.4 × 31.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

"One Night After Group Therapy..."

1977 · watercolor and ink on paper

13 7/8 × 10" (35.2 × 25.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled [on hole-punched notebook paper]

1977 · ink on paper

8 1/2 × 5 1/2" (21.6 × 14 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #2 Sketchbook (Sept 1977)

1977 · orange spiral bound sketch book. pen/marker/pastels on paper.

8 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 3/4" (21.6 × 16.5 × 1.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Journal #12 Sketchbook (September 1977)

1977 · orange spiral bound sketch book. pen/marker/pastels on paper.

8 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 3/4" (21.6 × 16.5 × 1.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

28 published of 28 catalogued · 1 with image

MoMA
27 published
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

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Images

Rachel (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Rachel (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rachel (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

2

Collections2

Art Institute of Chicago New Museum

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

New Museum

In collection

New Museum

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future New Museum