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Robert Watts

Artist

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Photography

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

289

Works in Collection

550

Assets Indexed

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ2159143 ULAN500047426

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Photography Into Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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The Art of Assemblage

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961

Field Verification (1 fields)

0 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6269
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (289)

WattsOS

COMMEMORATIVE FBI MOST WANTED

1986 · Stamps

8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

AIR MAIL LUNA

1984 · Stamps

10 7/8 × 8 5/16 in. (27.6 × 21.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Events (20th Anniversary Edition)

1984 · Plastic box with offset label, containing 56 offset cards, ink on label, and stamped bottle cap

1 1/8 x 7 1/16 x 5 1/2" (2.9 x 18 x 14 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Hospital Events

1983 · Envelope with stamped ink, containing eight offset cards (seven with pressure-sensitive stickers)

envelope (.a): 5 3/4 × 8 3/4" (14.6 × 22.2 cm); sheet (.b): 3 3/16 × 3 7/16" (8.1 × 8.7 cm); sheet (.c): 4 7/16 × 6 5/8" (11.2 × 16.8 cm); sheet (.d): 4 5/16 × 6 5/16" (11 × 16.1 cm); sheet (.e): 4 15/16 × 6 11/16" (12.5 × 17 cm); sheet (.f): 4 15/16 × 6 3/4" (12.5 × 17.1 cm); sheet (.g): 4 3/4 × 6 5/16" (12 × 16.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hospital Events

1983 · Plastic box containing nine offset cards

overall (closed): 7 1/16 × 5 1/2 × 7/16" (18 × 14 × 1.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (from the series "Tree Wind Paintings")

1983 · Felt-tip pen on printed paper

24 x 14" (61 x 35.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (from the series "Tree Wind Paintings")

1983 · Felt-tip pen on printed paper

22 x 30" (55.9 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Socks $2 from a-z series

1982 · MISSING

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Smear 25¢ from a-z series

Display case of Fluxus kk a-z series

1982 · Glass display case

13 3/16 x 24 3/16 x 24" (33.5 x 61.5 x 61 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stamp Dispenser

1982 · Commercial stamp dispenser containing offset lithographs on gummed paper

overall: 6 1/2 × 8 1/8 × 17 1/2" (16.5 × 20.7 × 44.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Egg Kit

1982 · Vinyl-covered attaché case, containing objects in various media

overall: 20 1/4 x 23 3/4 x 4 3/8" (51.5 x 60.3 x 11.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Flux Timekit

1978 · Plastic box with offset label, containing objects in various media

2 3/8 x 9 1/16 x 13 1/8" (6 x 23 x 33.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Flux Cup

1976 · Ceramic mug with gold lettering

3 15/16 x 5 1/8 x 3 11/16" (10 x 13 x 9.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

S.O.S. Volumes I and II

1976 · Two artist's books

page (each): 8 1/16 x 4 1/2" (20.5 x 11.5 cm); overall (.a): 8 7/16 x 5 5/16 x 9/16" (21.5 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm); (.b): 8 7/16 x 5 5/16 x 11/16" (21.5 x 13.5 x 1.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dollar Bills in Wood Chest

1975 · Wood box containing offset lithographs

box (irreg.): 7 x 16 1/4 x 3 5/8" (17.8 x 41.3 x 9.2 cm); sheet (each): 2 11/16 x 6 3/16" (6.8 x 15.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Flyer for Robert Watts with Fluxyear/Gemini/74/Part 1, Onnasch Gallery, New York, February 15, 1974

1974 · Offset lithograph

sheet: 11 x 8 9/16" (27.9 x 21.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Giant Stamp Imprint Envelope

1973 · Offset envelope

sheet: 4 1/8 x 9 1/2" (10.5 x 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Signers of the Declaration of Independence Letter Paper

1973 · Offset lithograph

sheet: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Light Fluxkit

1973 · Plastic box with offset label, containing objects in various media

2 3/8 × 9 1/16 × 9 3/16" (6.1 × 23 × 23.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

A Flux Atlas

1973 · Plastic box with offset label, containing twenty-four offset cards and twenty-four rocks

overall (closed): 8 7/8 x 13 1/8 x 2 3/16" (22.5 x 33.3 x 5.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Compass Face Clock

1972 · Desk clock with inserted offset face

overall (closed): 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 3/16" (7.5 x 7.5 x 3 cm); overall (open approx): 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 15/16" (8.5 x 8.5 x 7.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Drawing for Playing Cards

1971 · Ballpoint pen on paper

sheet: 11 x 8 7/16" (28 x 21.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

289 published of 548 catalogued · 279 with image

MoMA
262 publishedof 521 catalogued256 img
Art Institute Chicago
23 published23 img
The Met
3 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

Permanent Parking Decal
1968 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Phillips

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Photography Into Sculpture

New York · 1970

Group Exhibition The Art of Assemblage

New York · 1961