Someone Talked!
1942 · Lithograph
32 3/4 x 23 1/2" (83.2 x 59.7 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Henry Koerner
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Recent Drawings U.S.A.
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1956
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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954–1955
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Polio Poster Competition
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
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American Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948–1949
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1944
About
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Henry Koerner was an American painter and printmaker who developed a figurative practice rooted in drawing, lithography, and oil painting. Working in the postwar period, his compositions engaged with social observation and the complexities of mid-twentieth-century urban life. His approach combined formal discipline with direct attention to the lived experience of ordinary Americans.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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