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Artists›Lyle Ashton Harris

Lyle Ashton Harris

American, 1965⚠

WA-00034692

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MoMA

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2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/42969
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artworks (32)

Ombre à l’Ombre

2019 · Ghanaian cloth, dye sublimation prints, and ephemera

62 1/2 × 72 1/2" (158.8 × 184.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Flash of the Spirit

2018 · Dye sublimation print

49 × 65" (124.5 × 165.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Ektachrome Archives (New York Mix)

2017 · Three-channel video installation, color, sound, looped

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Self Portrait, Los Angeles, Circa Early 1990’s

2016 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 21 1/4 × 17 1/8 in. (54 × 43.5 cm) Image: 16 5/8 × 12 1/16 in. (42.2 × 30.6 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Doorknob, Venice, 1992

2016 · Chromogenic print

Sheet (sight): 21 5/8 × 16 1/8 in. (54.9 × 41 cm) Image: 16 1/2 × 11 1/16 in. (41.9 × 28.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Malcolm X T-shirt, Rome, 1992

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 20 1/2 × 15 in. (52.1 × 38.1 cm) Image: 16 1/2 × 11 in. (41.9 × 27.9 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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To Do List, Seattle, 1992

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 20 7/16 × 14 15/16 in. (51.9 × 37.9 cm) Image: 16 1/2 × 10 15/16 in. (41.9 × 27.8 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Gay’s Head, Martha’s Vineyard, Circa Late 1980s

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 15 × 20 7/16 in. (38.1 × 51.9 cm) Image: 11 × 16 1/2 in. (27.9 × 41.9 cm)

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Nan, Berlin, 1992

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 15 × 20 3/8 in. (38.1 × 51.8 cm) Image: 11 × 16 7/16 in. (27.9 × 41.8 cm)

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Red Pegasus, New York, Circa Late 1980s

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 20 7/16 × 15 in. (51.9 × 38.1 cm) Image: 16 1/2 × 11 in. (41.9 × 27.9 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Whitney Independent Study Program, New York, 1992

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 15 × 20 7/16 in. (38.1 × 51.9 cm) Image: 11 × 16 1/2 in. (27.9 × 41.9 cm)

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Glenn and Arthur, Black Male Exhibition Opening, New York, 1994

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 15 × 20 7/16 in. (38.1 × 51.9 cm) Image: 11 × 16 7/16 in. (27.9 × 41.8 cm)

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Ike and Lyle, Los Angeles, 1995

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 15 × 20 7/16 in. (38.1 × 51.9 cm) Image: 11 × 16 7/16 in. (27.9 × 41.8 cm)

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Truce Between Crips and Bloods, Los Angeles, 1992

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 15 × 20 3/8 in. (38.1 × 51.8 cm) Image: 11 × 16 7/16 in. (27.9 × 41.8 cm)

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Easter Break #2, New York, March 25, 1989

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 20 1/2 × 15 in. (52.1 × 38.1 cm) Image: 16 1/2 × 11 in. (41.9 × 27.9 cm)

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Jenny and Cathy, Sunset Junction Street Fair, Los Angeles, Circa Early 1990s

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 15 × 20 5/8 in. (38.1 × 52.4 cm) Image: 11 × 16 5/8 in. (27.9 × 42.2 cm)

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Essex, LA Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, 1992

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 15 × 20 15/16 in. (38.1 × 53.2 cm) Image: 11 × 16 1/2 in. (27.9 × 41.9 cm)

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Lyle, London, 1992

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 20 1/2 × 15 in. (52.1 × 38.1 cm) Image: 16 7/16 × 11 in. (41.8 × 27.9 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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M. Lamar, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, 1993

2015 · Chromogenic print

Sheet: 15 × 20 7/16 in. (38.1 × 51.9 cm) Image: 11 × 16 1/2 in. (27.9 × 41.9 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Untitled (Triptych)

2014 · Set of three screenprints

composition (each): 35 x 24" (88.9 x 61 cm); sheet (each): 42 x 30" (106.7 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (New York Times Pre Election Self-Portrait Commission)

2000 · Inkjet print

44 1/8 × 33 1/16" (112 × 84 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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The Watering Hole II

1996 · Chromogenic print

35 1/2 × 29" (90.2 × 73.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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The Watering Hole IV

1996 · Chromogenic print

35 1/2 × 29" (90.2 × 73.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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The Watering Hole V

1996 · Chromogenic print

35 1/2 × 29" (90.2 × 73.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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32 published of 47 catalogued · 21 with image

Whitney
17 published
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15 publishedof 30 catalogued21 img

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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