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Artists›Moyra Davey

Moyra Davey

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WikidataQ16192673

MoMA

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/39770
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artworks (28)

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Kevin Ayers

2013 · Chromogenic prints

Image: 12 × 17 1/2 in. (30.5 × 44.5 cm) Sheet: 12 × 17 1/2 in. (30.5 × 44.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Trust Me

2011 · Chromogenic prints, collaged printed labes, tape, cancelled postage stamps, and fiber-tipped pen

Sheet (each): 18 × 12 in. (45.7 × 30.5 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Les Goddesses

2011 · HD video, sound; 60 min.

61 minutes

Art Institute of Chicago

Subway Writers II

2011 · Chromogenic prints (25), tape, postage, and ink

30.5 × 44.5 cm (12 × 17 1/2 in., each); 160 × 235 cm (63 × 92 1/2 in., overall)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Coffee Shop, The Library

2011 · Chromogenic prints

63 1/2 × 92 1/2" (161.3 × 235 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Bloom

2007 · Chromogenic print

30.5 x 43.2 cm (12 x 17 in.) each or smaller

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Paw

2003 · Chromogenic print

Image: 48.4 × 38.3 cm (19 1/16 × 15 1/8 in.); Paper: 61 × 50.7 cm (24 1/16 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Receiver

2003 · Chromogenic print

Image: 48.3 × 48.2 cm (19 1/16 × 19 in.); Paper, approx: 60 × 49.9 cm (23 5/8 × 19 11/16 in.); Frame: 61.6 × 51.4 × 3.5 cm (24 5/16 × 20 1/4 × 1 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Barney's Collection

1999 · Face-mounted chromogenic print

Sheet: 23 3/4 × 19 7/8 in. (60.3 × 50.5 cm) Image: 18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm) Mount: 23 3/4 × 19 7/8 × 1/4 in. (60.3 × 50.5 × 0.6 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Glass

1999 · Chromogenic print

Image: 35.4 × 45.6 cm (13 15/16 × 18 in.); Paper, approx: 49.7 × 59.8 cm (19 5/8 × 23 9/16 in.); Frame: 53.5 × 63.6 × 2.1 cm (21 1/8 × 25 1/16 × 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Greatest Hits

1999 · Chromogenic print

Image: 35.4 × 45.6 cm (13 15/16 × 18 in.); Paper, approx: 49.6 × 59.9 cm (19 9/16 × 23 5/8 in.); Frame: 53.4 × 63.7 × 2.1 cm (21 1/16 × 25 1/8 × 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Yma

1999 · Chromogenic print

Image: 35.5 × 45.6 cm (14 × 18 in.); Paper: 50.7 × 60.9 cm (20 × 24 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bird Songs

1999 · Chromogenic print

Image: 35.5 × 45.6 cm (14 × 18 in.); Paper, approx: 49.7 × 59.9 cm (19 5/8 × 23 5/8 in.); Frame: 53.9 × 63.6 × 2.1 cm (21 1/4 × 25 1/16 × 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Newsstand No. 3

1994 · Chromogenic print

Image: 25.8 × 25.8 cm (10 3/16 × 10 3/16 in.); Paper: 35.5 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Copperhead Grid

1990 · Chromogenic prints

Image: 8 3/4 in. × 6 in. (22.3 × 15.3 cm) each Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) each

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Purse Strings I

1989 · Chromogenic print

71.8 × 101 cm (28 5/16 × 39 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jane

1984 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 40.1 × 39.9 cm (15 13/16 × 15 3/4 in.); Paper: 50.6 × 40.6 cm (19 15/16 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1981 · Gelatin silver print

28.4 × 27.5 cm (11 3/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Triptychs

1979 · Portfolio with nine gelatin silver prints, printed 2022

Each 1 1/8 × 10 3/16" (53.7 × 25.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Triptychs

1979 · Gelatin silver print, printed 2022

21 1/8 × 10 3/16" (53.7 × 25.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Triptychs

1979 · Gelatin silver print, printed 2022

21 1/8 × 10 3/16" (53.7 × 25.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Triptychs

1979 · Gelatin silver print, printed 2022

21 1/8 × 10 3/16" (53.7 × 25.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Triptychs

1979 · Gelatin silver print, printed 2022

21 1/8 × 19 15/16" (53.7 × 50.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Triptychs

1979 · Gelatin silver print, printed 2022

21 1/8 × 10 3/16" (53.7 × 25.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

28 published of 39 catalogued · 32 with image

Art Institute Chicago
12 published12 img
MoMA
11 publishedof 22 catalogued20 img
The Met
3 published
Whitney
2 published

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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Art Institute of Chicago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Whitney Museum of American Art

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