
Nancy Graves photographed in her SoHo studio, 1980. Photo by Hans Namuth

Left: Kenya Dromedary (To Peter Ludwig), 1969. Right: Mongolian Bactrian (To Harvey Brennan), 1969. Each mixed materials, animal skin, wax and paint. 96 x 126 x 48". Collection Ludwig Forum, Aachen.

Camel VI, 1969, in the artist's Mulberry Street studio. Photo by Richard Landry

Head on Spear, 1969 Steel, wax, marble dust, acrylic, animal skin and oil paint 96'' x 24'' x 12'', Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Camel VII, Camel VI, Camel VIII, 1969. Wood, steel, burlap, polyurethane, animal skin, wax, oil paint. 96 x 126 x 48" each. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.

Calipers, 1970. Quarter-inch hot rolled steel. Dimensions variable. Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation. Photo Jordan Tinker

Inside-Outside, 1970. Steel, wax, marble dust, acrylic, fiber glass, animal skin, and oil paint, 48 x 120 x 120". Collection of The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Photo Jordan Tinker.

Variability of Similar Forms, 1970. Steel, wax, marble dust and acrylic with wood base, 84 x 126 x 180". Collection Detroit Institute of Arts.

Totem, 1970. Animal skin, steel, gauze, wax, oil paint, latex, acrylic, 102 x 36 x 36". Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation. Photo Jordan Tinker.

Bone Finger, 1971 Steel, acrylic, gauze 114'' x 60'' x 12'', Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Installation view, Pleistocene Skeleton, 1970, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2014, Collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum, purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment

Bones and Their Containers (To Martin Cassidy), 1971. Steel, gauze, acrylic, plaster, burlap and wax. 8 x 132 x 60". Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation. Photo Jordan Tinker.

Installation view, Variability and Repetition of Variable Forms, 1971, "Projects: Nancy Graves," MoMa, New York, NY, 1971-1972, Digital Image © 2021 The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Ceridwen, Out of Fossils, 1969 - 77. Bronze on Cor-ten steel base, 60 x 192 x 192". Installation view. Collection of the Ludwig Museum, Cologne

Measure, 1978 Bronze with polychrome patina (7 pieces) 52'' x 49.5'', Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Shadow Six Legs, 1978. 60 x 34 x 56". Bronze with patina. Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation. Photo Jordan Tinker.

Five Legs, 1981 Bronze with Cor-ten base 70'' x 52'' x 83'', Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX.

Fayum, 1981 Bronze with polychrome patina 77.5'' x 78'' x 57'', The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Trace, 1979-80. Bronze and steel with polychrome patina and paint. 107 x 115 x 59". Collection of The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Gift of Ann and Graham Gund. Photo by John Kennard.

Installation view, Nancy Graves studio, 1982. Photo by Marina Schinz

Fayum-Re, 1982 Bronze with polychrome patina 77.5'' x 78'' x 57'', Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Agnes Gund

Installation view, Acordia, 1982. Marieluise Hessel Collection, Hessel Museum of Art, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Cantileve, 1983 Bronze with polychrome patina 98'' x 68'' x 54'', Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee

Ciliate, 1983 Bronze with polychrome patina and baked enamel 40.75'' x 42'' x 20.75'' Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Zaga, 1983 Bronze with polychrome patina 72'' x 49'' x 32'', Collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Gift of the Friends of Art, Kansas City, MO

Spill, 1983 Bronze with baked enamel 12'' x 15'' x 8'', Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Walk, 1983 Bronze with polychrome patina 36'' x 36.5'' x 12.5'', Private Collection

Wham, 1984 Bronze with baked enamel 35'' x 22'' x 25.5'' Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Wheelabout, 1985 Bronze and steel with polychrome paint 92.75'' x 70'' x 12.5'', Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Gift of Anne H. Bass and Sid R. Bass

Hay Fervor, 1985 Bronze and steel with polychrome patina, baked enamel, and polyurethane paint 95.75'' x 87'' x 38.25'', Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Entomon, 1985 Bronze and steel with polyurethane paint and baked enamel 104'' x 43.5'' x 23.5'' Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Span Link Cross, 1985 Bronze and steel with polyurethane paint, baked enamel and polychrome patina 61'' x 38'' x 29'', Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Looping, 1985 Bronze and carbon steel with polyurethane paint and baked enamel 106'' x 41.75'' x 29.25''. Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation.

Jato (Pendula Series), 1985. Bronze and steel with polyurethane paint. 56 x 94 x 40". Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation.

Neolog, 1985 Bronze and steel with polyurethene paint, polychrome patina, and enamel 118'' x 43'' x 32'', Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

The Singer, 1985 Bronze with polyurethane paint 56'' x 33.5'' x 25'' Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Whiffle Tree, 1985 Cast bronze, stainless steel rod polyurethane paint 97'' x 60'' x 65'', Private Collection

Uplift, 1986. Bronze and cast iron with polychrome patina. 81 x 50 x 23". Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation.

Archial, 1987 Anodized aluminum, stainless and mild steel, wood, iron and bronze with polychrome patina 70'' x 33'' x 32'', Collection of SBMA, Gift of Beverly and Chester Firestein

Astron, 1987. Steel and bronze with polychrome patina and baked enamel. 70 x 39 x 30". Private Collection

Wax Works II, 1987 Bronze with baked enamel 10.75'' x 12.5'' x 6.5''. Private Collection

Wax Works XIII, 1987 Bronze with baked enamel 7.5'' x 13'' x 8.75'' Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Wax Works XV, 1987 Bronze with baked enamel 10'' x 12.38'' x 12'', Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Wax Works XIV, 1987 Bronze with baked enamel 7.75'' x 13.5'' x 11'', Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Wax Works IX, 1987 Bronze with baked enamel 13.5'' x 15'' x 8.5'', Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Grande Nature Morte, 1987 Bronze, stainless steel, polychrome patina, baked enamel 58'' x 98'' x 81.5'' Private Collection

Zymurgy, 1988 Iron, stainless and carbon steel, aluminum and bronze with polychrome patina 81'' x 51.5'' x 30'' Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Irrational Factor of Nature, 1989. Bronze with polychrome patina, enamel, and steel. 43 x 32 x 27". Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation.

Enfolded Order, 1989 Anodized aluminum 30'' x 41'' x 18'' Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Insight Out, 1989 Iron, stainless steel, carbon steel, aluminum and bronze with polychrome patina 52.5'' x 70'' x 49.5'', Private Collection

Perceptual Threshold, 1990. Bronze with polychrome patina, iron, and polyurethane paint. 55 x 44 x 17", Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Object Taking its Space, 1990 Bronze with patina, carbon steel and baked enamel. 34.5'' x 42'' x 37'' Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Canoptic Legerdemain, 1990 Lithograph mounted on aluminum hexel panel, brushed stainless steel, resin, epoxy, sand and marble dust 85'' x 95'' x 37'' Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Unending Revolution of Venus, Plants and Pendulum, 1992. Bronze, brass, stainless steel, aluminum, enamel and brass clock works. 97 x 71 x 56". Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation.

Rustle in Ripe Corn, 1992 Cast bronze, patina, sealed with incralac, Nazdar 59-000 enamel, polyester and polyurethane clear cast resin 34'' x 18'' x 34'', Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Proycon, 1993. Bronze and alkyd enamel. 11 x 19 x 15". Private collection.

Nasua, 1993 Silicon bronze, alkyd enamel and glass 16.5'' x 15'' x 7.5'' Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

II-17-94, 1994. Bronze with patina and glass. 18 x 16 x 7". Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation.

Fusion of Nature and Silence, 1994 Bronze with polychrome patina with glass, brass, and poly-optic 18.75'' x 24'' x 18.5''. Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation

Suffered Affection, 1994 Bronze with polychrome patina, glass and enamel 36.5 x 34.75 x 30.5 inches, Collection of the Nancy Graves Foundation
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