Jack Whitten
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personAmerican, 1939–2018
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Selected Works159

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For Sale 8

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May 2026 · $406K
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Prestel · 2019

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Jack Whitten: Prime Mover

Jack Whitten

3 Beekman St, Beacon, NY 12508, USA

Oct 24, 2025 — Jan 22, 2026

Jack Whitten: Prime Mover

Jack Whitten

Oct 24, 2025 — Jan 22, 2026

Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963-2017

Jack Whitten

10 Art Museum Dr, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

Apr 22, 2018 — Jul 21, 2018

Jack Whitten: Five Decades of Painting

Jack Whitten

725 Vineland Pl, Minneapolis, MN 55403, USA

Sep 12, 2015 — Jan 24, 2016

Jack Whitten: Five Decades of Painting Sep 12, 2015–Jan 24, 2016 Exhibitions Jack Whitten: Five Decades of Painting

Jack Whitten

Jack Whitten

384 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, USA

Sep 11, 2013 — Oct 12, 2013

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Art Fair Appearances4

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Art Basel — Basel
2023
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2022
Frieze Los Angeles — Los Angeles
2022
The Armory Show — New York
2020
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