Art
The Whitney Prevaricator Poster by Chris Ware
- Item Number
- 217
- Estimated Value
- 200 USD
- Sold
- 100 USD to drmalueg
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
In 2002 Chris Ware became the first cartoonist to be included in the Whitney Museum of American Art's Biennial. Chris created this poster for the exhibition - an altered version of his "Our History of Art" - which shows art "progressing" from Classical Greece to modernity.
Chris Ware was born in Omaha, Nebraska and attended The University of Texas at Austin in the late 1980s where he published a regular comic strip in the student newspaper, a habit he was to continue upon moving to Chicago in 1992.
Ware an occasional contributor to This American Life and a more regular contributor to The New Yorker, was the cartoonist chosen to inaugurate the New York Times Magazine's Funny Pages section in late 2005. His lengthy and expensive graphic novel "Building Stories" was published in 2012 and was named one of the Top Ten Fiction Books of the Year by The New York Times and Time Magazine, as well as the Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly; it also won the Lynd Ward award for best graphic novel of the year in 2013.
Mr. Ware's work has appeared, inexplicably, in the Whitney Biennial of American Art and has been the focus of solo exhibits at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Gvle Konstcentrum in Sweden and the Columbus College of Art and Design. He was also awarded a Hoi Fellowship by United States Artists in 2006.
Mr. Ware lives in Oak Park, Illinois with his wife, Marnie, a high school science teacher who works much harder than he does, and their daughter, Clara.
Item Special Note
This poster is unframed, in mint condition and measures approx 15" X 39".
Winner is responsible for shipping cost if required.
Donated By:
David Cihla & Karen Olenski
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