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Warrington Colescott #9,098Established

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personAmerican, 1921–2018

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Selected Works35

Museum Acquisitions

The First Thanksgiving

The First Thanksgiving, 1973

Etching, aquatint, and drypoint

VI: A Club in My Ribs (folio 20) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI

VI: A Club in My Ribs (folio 20) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI, 1970

Etching, aquatint, photogravure, and drypoint with roulette from an illustrated book with seven etchings (six with aquatint, five with drypoint, five with roulette, and two with photogravure)

V: Catalina View (folio 17) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI

V: Catalina View (folio 17) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI, 1970

Etching, aquatint, and drypoint with roulette from an illustrated book with seven etchings (six with aquatint, five with drypoint, five with roulette, and two with photogravure)

IV: Cisco Kid (folio 14) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI

IV: Cisco Kid (folio 14) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI, 1970

Etching, aquatint, and drypoint with roulette from an illustrated book with seven etchings (six with aquatint, five with drypoint, five with roulette, and two with photogravure)

III: From La Brea (folio 11) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI

III: From La Brea (folio 11) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI, 1970

Etching and photogravure with roulette from an illustrated book with seven etchings (six with aquatint, five with drypoint, five with roulette, and two with photogravure)

II: Butterflies Are May Winds (folio 8) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI

II: Butterflies Are May Winds (folio 8) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI, 1970

Etching and aquatint from an illustrated book with seven etchings (six with aquatint, five with drypoint, five with roulette, and two with photogravure)

I: Mariposa Street (folio 5) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI

I: Mariposa Street (folio 5) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI, 1970

Etching, aquatint, and drypoint with roulette from an illustrated book with seven etchings (six with aquatint, five with drypoint, five with roulette, and two with photogravure)

The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI

The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI, 1970

Illustrated book with seven etchings (six with aquatint, five with drypoint, five with roulette, and two with photogravure)

Frontispiece (folio 2) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI

Frontispiece (folio 2) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI, 1970

Etching and aquatint from an illustrated book with seven etchings (six with aquatint, five with drypoint, five with roulette, and two with photogravure)

Stock Exchange, 1966

Drypoint, etching, and aquatint

In Birmingham Jail

In Birmingham Jail, 1963

Etching, aquatint, and drypoint with roulette and found letterpress

Triumph of St. Valentine

Triumph of St. Valentine, 1963

Drypoint, etching, aquatint, and engraving

Triumph of St. Valentine

Triumph of St. Valentine, 1963

Drypoint, etching, aquatint, engraving, and stencil

Art Institute of Chicago

Portfolio box, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Print Seminar, March 1975 Portfolio

Portfolio box, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Print Seminar, March 1975 Portfolio, 1975

In museum collection

Clamshell box wrapped in linen with embossed cream wove paper addition

Art Institute of Chicago

Title Page, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Print Seminar, March 1975 Portfolio

Title Page, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Print Seminar, March 1975 Portfolio, 1975

In museum collection

Letterpress in brown on cream wove paper

Art Institute of Chicago

A Brief History of Flight, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Print Seminar, March 1975 Portfolio

A Brief History of Flight, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Print Seminar, March 1975 Portfolio, 1975

In museum collection

Color soft ground etching, with vibrograver, and viscosity inking on paper

Art Institute of Chicago

The Great Mason City Raid, from Dillinger

The Great Mason City Raid, from Dillinger, 1965

In museum collection

Color etching, drypoint, dust ground, soft ground aquatint, with vibrograver, found letterpress and photogravure on ivory wove paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Breakout from the Indiana Pen, from Dillinger

Breakout from the Indiana Pen, from Dillinger, 1966

In museum collection

Color hard and soft ground etching, drypoint and aquatint, with vibrograver, and relief rolls through stencils on heavy white wove paper

Art Institute of Chicago

S. W. Hayter Discovers Viscosity Printing, from The History of Printmaking

S. W. Hayter Discovers Viscosity Printing, from The History of Printmaking, 1976

In museum collection

Color soft ground etching and aquatint, with vibrograver, relief rolls through stencils on cream wove paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Lasansky Reaches Iowa City, from The History of Printmaking

Lasansky Reaches Iowa City, from The History of Printmaking, 1976

In museum collection

Color lithograph on paper

Art Institute of Chicago

The Hideout, 1966

In museum collection

Lithograph in warm black on ivory wove paper

Art Institute of Chicago

The Death of Dillinger, from Dillinger

The Death of Dillinger, from Dillinger, 1964

In museum collection

Color hard and soft ground etching, aquatint, drypoint, with relief rolls through stencils in brown, red, orange, blue and black, and found object(toy motorcycle) on white wove paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Attack and Defense at Little Bohemia, from Dillinger

Attack and Defense at Little Bohemia, from Dillinger, 1966

In museum collection

Hard and soft ground etching, drypoint and open-bite etching, with a la poupee inking, and relief rolls through stencils, printed in color on white wove paper

Art Institute of Chicago

The Battle at Little Bohemia, from Dillinger

The Battle at Little Bohemia, from Dillinger, 1965

In museum collection

Color etching, drypoint, with vibrograver, found letterpress plates and photogravure on ivory wove paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Christmas with Ziggy

Christmas with Ziggy, 1965

In museum collection

Color etching, drypoint, hard and soft ground etching, with roulette and vibrograver on ivory laid paper

Previous Sales

Picasso at Mougins: the etchings

Picasso at Mougins: the etchings

RoGallery Auctions · Artsy

God Speaks To Joseph Smith

God Speaks To Joseph Smith, 1975

Heritage Auctions · Artsy

Lincoln at Ford's Theater

Lincoln at Ford's Theater, 1973

Etching, drypoint, and aquatint in colors on Arches paper

Freeman's | Hindman · Artsy

Raft of the Titanic

Raft of the Titanic, 1988

Etching and aquatint

Sworders · Artsy

FROM THE MARIPOSA SUITE

FROM THE MARIPOSA SUITE, 1970

Three etchings and aquatint in colours

RoGallery Auctions · Artsy

Your Friends At The IRS

Your Friends At The IRS, 1975

Heritage Auctions · Artsy

Family Night at Fred's Pleasure Club

Family Night at Fred's Pleasure Club, 1997

Etching and aquatint in colors on Somerset paper

Roseberys · Artsy

Patriotics, 1969

Etching in colours on wove

For Sale

RoGallery · Artsy

Your Friends At The IRS

Your Friends At The IRS, 1975

Fine Art Acquisitions Dali · Artsy

A Wild West: Cowboys and Indians

A Wild West: Cowboys and Indians, 1969

Lithograph with collage

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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Picasso at Mougins: the etchings

Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2005 · Accession 2005.394 · color etching, aquatint and softground etching

Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt

Picasso at Mougins: The Etchings

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2003 · Accession 2003.439 · Aquatint

Gift of Sylvan Cole, Jr.

History of Printmaking: S. W. Hayter Discovers Viscosity Printing

Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1977 · Accession 1977.105 · intaglio

Gift of Mrs. Albert A. List

5. Home on the Range

Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06088 · Lithograph on paper

Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975

1. High Noon for Hoot Gibson

Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06087 · Lithograph on paper

Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975

Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06086 · Lithograph on paper

Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975

6. Custard’s Last Stand

Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06085 · Lithograph on paper

Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975

4. Cowboys and Indians

Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06084 · Lithograph on paper

Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975

Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06083 · Lithograph on paper

Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975

The First Thanksgiving

Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 1974 · Accession 243.1974 · Etching, aquatint, and drypoint

John B. Turner Fund

VI: A Club in My Ribs (folio 20) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI

Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 1970 · Accession 626.1970.7 · Etching, aquatint, photogravure, and drypoint with roulette from an illustrated book with seven etchings (six with aquatint, five with drypoint, five with roulette, and two with photogravure)

John B. Turner Fund

V: Catalina View (folio 17) from The Mariposa Suite Nos. I-VI

Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 1970 · Accession 626.1970.6 · Etching, aquatint, and drypoint with roulette from an illustrated book with seven etchings (six with aquatint, five with drypoint, five with roulette, and two with photogravure)

John B. Turner Fund

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$663

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$663

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Dec 2015

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RoGallery.comLeslie Hindman Auctioneers

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MMoCA acquires major work of former UW professor, will hold exhibition

The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) has acquired a significant work by artist and former University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, Warring…

exhibitionsApr 21, 2026

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MMoCA acquires major work of former UW professor, will hold exhibition

Apr 21, 2026

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Warrington Colescott dies

Jan 1, 2018

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birth

Warrington Colescott born

Jan 1, 1921