The Block Museum collects artwork through purchases, gifts, and bequests. The works below are some of the newest works we are pleased to bring into the collection and may not yet be fully cataloged within our Collection Database.
October 2024
Fred Biesel Copper plate for Untitled (window still life), 1927
Clark Dean, Untitled, Kings Palace Liquor, 8x8 inches
Howard Dearstyne, Untitled, (smokestacks, Richmond VA), June 10, 1950
Yuichi Idaka, Untitled, Photogram, 1942-45, 14x11 in.
Yuichi Idaka, Untitled, Photogram with hourglass, 1942-45, 14x11 in.
Yuichi Idaka, Untitled, Photogram with medical/surgical items, 1950s, 14x11 in.
Yuichi Idaka, Untitled, Chicago through raindrops, late 1940s, 8x10 in.
Yuichi Idaka, Untitled, Chicago street scene, c1946, 8x10 in., unmounted
Yuichi Idaka, Untitled, Shop window, late 1940s, 8x10 in., unmounted
Yuichi Idaka, Untitled, Bundled metal parts, late 1940s, 8x10 in, unmounted 1/2
Hans Sebald Beham, The Holy Family Under a Canopy, 1520-50, Woodcut on paper
Claude Lorrain, Mercury and Argus, 1662 (from a posthumous edition), Etching on paper
Charles-Francois Daubigny, Moonrise on the Banks of the Oise, 1875, Etching on paper
Victoria Yau, Close Encounter, n.d., monoprint on paper
Victoria Yau, Walk at Dusk, n.d., watercolor on paper
Victoria Yau, Water Steps, n.d., ink on paper
Victoria Yau, River Swell, n.d., ink on paper
Victoria Yau, Large Stones, n.d., ink on paper
Iké Udé, GQ, 1994, flexprint on sintra mount
Ida Applebroog, Vera Mae (3 Head Study – Umber), 2005, Photo-genetics
May 2024
Cara Romero, TV Indians, 2017. Digital print, 39 x 60 inches
Cara Romero, Amber Morningstar, from the series First American Girl, 2022. Digital print, 43.5 x 40 inches.
April 2024
Kachelle Knowles, Old People Drink At The Bar, Young People Drink in The Streets, 2024. Decorative Paper, Acrylic Gemstones, Graphite, Ink, Acrylic Paint, Colored Pencils, Gouache on Paper.
March 2024
Andrea Carlson, Perpetual Genre, 2024, oil, acrylic, gouache, ink, color pencil, and graphite
Rosalie Favell, selections from the series Facing the Camera, Evanston, IL, 2023, inkjet prints
Rosalie Favell, Me, Rosalie Favell, Evanston, IL, 2023, inkjet print
Rosalie Favell, Video Portraits from the series Facing the Camera, 2023, single-channel digital video, color, with sound, ca. 35 minutes
Betsy Ritz Friebert, Interior, 1935, pen, ink, and wash on paper
Betsy Ritz Friebert, Ex Libris 31 (Woman on Shore), 1931, pen and ink on paper
Betsy Ritz Friebert, Self-portrait Nude, c. 1934, etching on paper
Betsy Ritz Friebert, Blanche (Nude and Mirror), c. 1932, etching on paper
Ivan Albright, 55 Division Street, 1947. Lithograph.
Robert Arneson, Picasso, 1983. Woodcut.
Eric Avery, The Face of Liberty, Linocut on Poster.
Jennifer Bartlett, House: Dots, Hatches,1999. Silkscreen
Claudia Bernardi, Siete Manos Atrapadas, Monotype
Claudia Bernardi, La Maga. 1996, Monotype
Claudia Bernardi, Descubrien Mi Costilla Izquierda, Monotype
Claudia Bernardi, Los Trofeos de Guerra, Monotype
Carrol Thayer Berry, Ships at Bath, Maine, circa 1940, Linocut
Carrol Thayer Berry, Salt Mine, Linocut
Carrol Thayer Berry, Mt.Katadin from Ripogenus Dam, Linocut
Edmund Blampied, The Men Around the Mayor, 1934, Drawing
Louise Bourgeois, Spider, 1995 Drypoint
Phyllis Bramson, Psychology of Fire #1 (Man), 1984. Color lithograph
Phyllis Bramson, Psychology of Fire #2 (Woman), 1984 Color lithograph
Phyllis Bramson, Fairy Tail Trails, 2004. Mixed media
Roger Brown, Young Fisherman with Two Chinook (Steve), 1985, Oil on canvas
Francesco Clemente, Untitled self portrait, Woodcut
Sue Coe, Dancing Bear, 1983 Photo etching
Sue Coe, Health Care, 1991. Photo etching
Sue Coe, Bomb Shelter, 1991. Photo etching
Robert Colescott, Lock and Key, 1989. Acrylic on paper
Carlos Cortez, Union de Campesinos de Texas, 1980. Linoleum print
Gronk, Tormenta, Silkscreen
Gronk, Carmen, 1991. Lithograph
Red Grooms, Matisse in Nice, 1992. Color lithograph
John Himmelfarb, Storyteller, 1981. Color lithograph
John Himmelfarb, Bridge, 1982. Lithograph
John Himmelfarb, Lava Flow (red), 1986. Etching
E. Hunt, Split Hok Hok, Serigraph
George Hunt, Morning Flight, 1991. Serigraph
Richard Hunt, Kwa-gulth Moon, 1991. Serigraph
Gavin Jantjes, Zulu, 1988. Acrylic on paper
Jaun de Javier, Queen, Lithograph
Luis Jimenez, Trapped Coyote, 1989. Lithograph
Vera Klement, Self-Portait, 2012. Mixed media drawing
Ellen Lanyon, Thimble Box, 1973. Lithograph
Ellen Lanyon, Metamorphosis of a Damsel Fly, 1978. Etching with hand coloring
Ellen Lanyon, Cockatoo Clock, 1975. Lithograph with primsacolor
June Leaf, Woman with a Dagger in her Mouth, 1966. Black and white etching
June Leaf, Beauty Parlor, 1975. H/C etching
June Leaf, Girl Pushing Old Man in a Wheelchair, 1963. Black and white linocut
Jack Levine, Kronos (self portrait), Etching and aquatint
Percy Martin, The Conference, 1983. Etching
Percy Martin, Play a Song of Freedom, Sisters, 1989. Etching/aquatint
Paul McPhail, Untitled (bloody face), Mono-print
Henry Moore, Elephants, Etching
Audrey Niffenegger, There once were three Sisters, Hand-colored aquatint etchings
Audrey Niffenegger, Nest, 1985. Aquatint/etching
Gladys Nilsson, A Sort of Self, Watercolor and graphite
Gladys Nilsson, Little Pond, 2007. Watercolor and gouache
Ed Paschke, Kontata, 1984. Color lithograph
Ed Paschke, Kontato, 1984. Color lithograph
Pablo Picasso, Illustration for Carmen, Drypoint
Mateo Romero, Sun Feather's Dream, Lithograph
Susan Rothenburg, Tilting, 1986. Woodcut and lithograph
Susan Rothenburg, Dead Rooster #4, 1993. Woodcut
Kiyoshi Saito, Untitled, Japanese woodcut
Ben Adair Shoemaker, Hawk, Woodcut
Hollis Sigler, Dancing on the Edge III, 1992. Monoprint
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Fish for a Lifetime, Lithograph
Jimmy Lee Sudeth, Toto, Oil on wood
Manolo Valdes, Las Meninas I, Color etching
Charles Wells, Hart Crane, Etching
James Wells, African Nude, 1980.
William T. Wiley, Canetti in Marrakesh, 2001. Etching
Saul Steinberg, Music and China, 1970, Color lithograph with collage
Saul Steinberg, Untitled, 1970-80, conte crayon on paper
Saul Steinberg, Luxor, 1971, lithograph
Saul Steinberg, Untitled, 1976-77, offset lithograph on wove paper
Saul Steinberg, Sphynx, 1984, color etching
Saul Steinberg, Gogol I, 1984, etching and aquatint with collage
Saul Steinberg, Las Vegas, 1995, Etching with color aquatint
Saul Steinberg, Untitled, 1961-62, ink, crayon, colored pencil and pastel with collage on cut brown paper bag
S*an D. Henry-Smith, (scrying; you loop), 2020, archival pigment print, 2023.20
Helen Frankenthaler, Untitled, 1967, screenprintPasseggiata Romana, Etching and aquatint
Helen Frankenthaler, Untitled (Cleveland Orchestra Print), screenprint
Helen Frankenthaler, Altitudes, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Door, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, ed. 25/39, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, WP1, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, WP2, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, WP3, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, WP4, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, WP5, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, WP6, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, WP7, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, WP8, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, WP9, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, WP10, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP1, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP2, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP3, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP4, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP5, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP6, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP7, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP8, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP10, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP11, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP12, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP 13, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, TP14, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Divertimento, Cancellation proof, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Tout a coup, etching, aquatint, and drypoint
Helen Frankenthaler, Un Poco Mas, lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler, Monotype XIV, monotype
Helen Frankenthaler, All About Blue, lithograph and woodcut
October 2023
Iké Udé, Town and Country, 1994, Flexprint on sintra mount, 40 x 30 inches
Hala Schoukair, Untitled, 2014, ink on paper, 7 x 6-5/8 inches
Hala Schoukair, Untitled, 2014, ink on paper, 6-5/8 x 7 inches
Hala Schoukair, Untitled, 2019, ink on paper, 12 x 18 inches
Hala Schoukair, Untitled, 2020, thread and ink on paper, 12 x 9 inches
Hala Schoukair, Untitled, 2020, thread and ink on paper, 12 x 9 inches
Hala Schoukair, Untitled, 2020, thread and ink on paper, 12 x 9 inches
Hala Schoukair, Untitled, 2020, thread and ink on paper, 12 x 9 inches
Hala Schoukair, Untitled, 2019, ink on paper,12 x 18 inches
Sarah Pickering, Flick’s Nightclub, from the series Explosions, Fires, and Public Order, 2004, photograph, 30 1/4 × 39 11/16 inches
Yancey Hughes, Sign of the Times, 2023, inkjet print, 27 15/16 × 40 1/16 inches, 2023.15
Alireza Shojaian, Sharok & Arthur, from the series Sous le Ciel de Shiraz, 2022, acrylic and pencil on wood, 24 x 36 inches, TR7.2023, 2023.16
August 2023
Louise Lawler, Not Yet Titled, 2001/2006, cibachrome mounted on aluminum box, wood edge
Louise Lawler, Untitled, 2006, cibachrome
LaToya Ruby Frazier, Zion holding a picture of Shea sipping water from her fresh water spring at age thirteen (1997), Jasper County, Newton, Mississippi, 2017, gelatin silver print
LaToya Ruby Frazier, Shea Cobb, Amber Hasan, and Her Children, Nieces, and Nephews (Zari, DJ, Jayda, Justin, Justace, Jaylen) and Their Friends Playing in the Water Moses West Is Spraying from His Atmospheric Water Generator on North Saginaw Street Between East Marengo Avenue and East Pulaski Avenue, Flint, Michigan, gelatin silver print
An-My Lê, Fragment IV: Family under the Presidio-Ojinaga-International Bridge, Texas/Mexico Border, from Silent General, 2019, Pigment print
An-My Lê Marine Corps Weapons Company (I), Earthquake Relief, Grand Goave, Haiti, from Events Ashore, 2010, Pigment print
zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o’neal, Krystal and Ruth, 2018, Inkjet print, 16 x 24 inches
June 2023
Victor Vasarely, Untitled, n.d., screenprint
Gene Davis, Untitled 1, 1981 Pentel marker on paper
Gene Davis, Untitled 2, 1981 Pentel marker on paper
Kenneth Noland, Quartet #2, 2001, iris print with varnish
Rick Bartow, Bird Watchers, mixed media, monotype on paper
Corita Kent, come alive, color screenprint
Bill Wheelock, Quantum Grey? Or Horizontal Drawing?, ink on paper
Deb Puretz, Ming 1 & 2 diptych, mixed intaglio print
Deb Puretz, Plate used to create Ming 1 & 2, Copper plate acid-etched from photograph of engineering drawings of prototype chips by Micro Module Systems
Deb Puretz, Transparency used to create Ming 1 & 2, transparency film
Deb Puretz, Collage 06 RVC, Semiconductor wafer print (monoprint)
Deb Puretz, EE, Semiconductor wafer print with etching, chine collée (rice paper on top) and possibly sugarlift (monoprint)
Max Gimblet, Warsaw Sumi, lithograph on paper
Orit Siman-Tov, ‘Rescue Excavations’, The Western Wall Plaza, pigment print
