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Willie Cole

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WA-00030559

Somerville, NJ, USA

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WikidataQ8021437 ULAN500334448

MoMA

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1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

LocationArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
Birth yearArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Kavi-Guptahttps://www.artsy.net/artist/willie-cole
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7057
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York Victoria and Albert Museum

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Artworks (16)

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Five Beauties Rising

2012 · Suite of five prints; intaglio and relief

63 1/2 × 22 1/2 in. (161.3 × 57.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Shine

2007 · Shoes, steel wire, monofilament line, washers, and screws

16 × 14 × 16 in., 11.7 lb. (40.6 × 35.6 × 40.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Next Kent tji wara

2007 · Bicycle parts, spray paint, and brazing

37 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 21 in., 13.6 lb. (94.6 × 21 × 53.3 cm, 6.2 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pressed Iron Bud

2005 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 29 7/8 x 22 3/16" (75.9 x 56.3 cm); sheet: 30 1/8 x 22 3/16" (76.5 x 56.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Pressed Iron Blossom No. 2

2005 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 22 1/4 x 30 1/8" (56.5 x 76.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Loyal and Dependable

2002 · Print

Victoria and Albert Museum

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Man Spirit Mask: Man

1999 · embossed photoetching hand-colored with lemon juice

Sheet: 99.8 x 67.5 cm (39 5/16 x 26 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Man Spirit Mask: Spirit

1999 · photoscreenprint hand-colored with lemon juice

Sheet: 99.5 x 68 cm (39 3/16 x 26 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Man Spirit Mask: Mask

1999 · photoetching and woodcut

Sheet: 99.6 x 67.6 cm (39 3/16 x 26 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Man Spirit Mask

1999 · Left panel: Photo-etching, embossing and hand coloring Middle panel: silkscreen with lemon juice and scorching Right panel: photo etching and woodcut

Each sheet: 39 1/8 × 26 1/2 in. (99.4 × 67.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Scene from a Battle

1999 · Steam iron scorches on paper on canvas

composition (canvas): 48 1/4 x 59 13/16" (122.5 x 152 cm); overall (with frame): 49 5/8 x 61 7/16 x 3 15/16" (126 x 156 x 10 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stowage

1997 · Woodcut

composition: 49 9/16 x 95 1/16" (125.9 x 241.5 cm); sheet: 56 1/4 x 104 3/4" (142 x 266 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Unitard

1995 · nylon, spandex

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Domestic ID IV

1992 · Steam iron scorches and pencil on paper in painted wood window frame

composition (including frame): 35 x 32 x 1 3/8" (88.9 x 81.3 x 3.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Domestic ID III

1991 · Steam iron scorches on paper in two painted wood window frames

Installation: 51 x 34 3/4 x 1 5/8" (129.5 x 88.3 x 4.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

E21000TM

1991 · Photolithograph, with metallic powder additions and collage

composition (irreg.): 41 1/2 x 29 15/16" (105.4 x 76.1 cm); sheet: 41 5/16 x 29 15/16" (105 x 76.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

16 published of 23 catalogued · 14 with image

MoMA
7 publishedof 14 catalogued13 img
The Met
5 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published
Victoria & Albert
1 published1 img

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Museum of Modern Art Victoria and Albert Museum Artsy

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Victoria and Albert Museum

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