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Artists›Paul McCarthy

Paul McCarthy

1945

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Painting

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

121

Assets Indexed

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Publications Referenced

50%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ221732

MoMA

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Hauser· 80%

Source Registry (4)

Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/paul-mccarthy
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Xavier-Hufkenshttps://www.xavierhufkens.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7637
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%

About

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Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (57)

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Grumpy

2013 · Plush doll

overall: 11 7/16 x 7 7/8 x 5 5/16" (29 x 20 x 13.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Snow White Swim Bag with Red Apples

2013 · Plastic tote bag

overall: 17 5/16 x 17 1/8" (44 x 43.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Snow White Figurine & Displayer Kit

2013 · Plastic figurine and displayer

overall (box): 9 5/8 x 11 13/16 x 4 13/16" (24.5 x 30 x 12.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Snow White

2013 · Plush doll

overall: 20 1/16 x 5 7/8 x 3 3/4" (51 x 15 x 9.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, The Seven Dwarfs Organic Grocery Tote

2013 · Canvas tote bag

overall: 24 13/16 x 14 15/16" (63 x 38 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Bedding- Pink

2013 · Bed sheets

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Prince

2013 · Packaged action figure

overall (box): 13 x 5 7/8 x 2 9/16" (33 x 15 x 6.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Snow White Singing Doll

2013 · Packaged singing action figure

overall (box): 17 1/2 x 7 x 4" (44.5 x 17.8 x 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Crayola Mess-Free Color Wonder Activity Ste- Snow White

2013 · Paint, markers, coloring pad

overall: 12 x 14 3/4 x 1 9/16" (30.5 x 37.5 x 4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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WS Exhibition program

2013 · Exhibition program

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Dopey

2013 · Plush doll

overall: 14 x 9 7/16 x 5 1/8" (35.5 x 24 x 13 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Snow White Lunch Plates

2013 · 8 paper plates

overall: 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 1" (22.3 x 22.3 x 2.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, T-Shirt

2013 · Cotton t-shirt

overall: 32 5/16 x 41 1/8" (82 x 104.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Masquerade Book

2013 · Book

overall (closed): 7 7/8 x 5 1/16 x 3/16" (20 x 12.8 x 0.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Adult Snow White Costume- Princess

2013 · Costume dress

Museum of Modern Art

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Walt Paul Store, WS, Snow White Dessert Plates

2013 · 8 paper plates

overall: 7 x 7 x 9/16" (17.8 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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WS, White Snow and Prince on Horseback

2012 · Black walnut

58 1/2 × 32 × 62 in. (148.6 × 81.3 × 157.5 cm) Weight: 494 lb. (224076.93g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Inside the Dwarfs House

2009 · Pencil on paper

21 x 25 1/2" (53.3 x 64.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Standing

2008 · Pencil on sixteen sheets of vellum

62 × 50 7/8" (157.5 × 129.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Billy Club (for Parkett no. 73)

2005 · Multiple of PVC, rubber foam, and gaffers tape

Object (irreg.): 4 1/4 x 18 1/8 x 4 7/16" (10.8 x 46 x 11.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Peter Paul Skin Sample (for Parkett no. 73)

2005 · Series of fifteen digital prints

sheet (each): 9 7/8 x 6 11/16" (25.1 x 17 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WGG Test from Point of View: An Anthology of the Moving Image

2003 · Video (color, sound)

5:20 min.

Museum of Modern Art

Penis Hat

2001 · Cut-and-pasted printed paper, charcoal, pencil, and oil pastel on cut-and-pasted paper

167 3/8 x 100" (425.1 x 254 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Blockhead Drawings 1 - 4

2000 · Series of four drawings in pencil on transparentized paper

sheet (each): 24 x 18 7/8" (61 x 47.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

57 published of 116 catalogued · 57 with image

MoMA
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The Met
1 published

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Images

Artsy

Wikipedia

Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

Collections5

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Christie's Heritage Auctions

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

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Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Background

Education

USC Roski School of Fine Arts and Design

Master of Fine Arts · 1972

San Francisco Art Institute

Bachelor of Fine Arts · 1969

University of Utah

Visual Arts

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