John Chamberlain
(1927–2011)
John Chamberlain was born in Rochester, Indiana, in 1927. He died in New York City in 2011.
Art
John Chamberlain
Red Drawing with Kline in Mind, 1958
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Wellsroot, 1959
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Manitou, 1959
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H. and S. Roth, 1959 c.
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Hidden Face, 1962
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Conrad, 1964
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Crystals, 1965
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It Ain't Cheap, 1965
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Tom and Jerry, 1965
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Sensations, 1965
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Lovin' Spoonful, 1965
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Kinks, 1965
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Gary Lewis and the Playboys, 1965
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Royal Ventor, 1967
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Ultrafull Private, 1967
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Stuffed Dog 1, 1967
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Lop Nor, 1967
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Soopad, 1967
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Norma Jean Risen, 1967/1984
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Penthouse #50, 1969
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Penthouse #49, 1969
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Penthouse #48, 1969
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Penthouse #46, 1969
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Penthouse #47, 1969
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A, 1969–70
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Gallup, 1970
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Stuffed Dog 6, 1970
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Stuffed Dog 7, 1970
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Stuffed Dog 8, 1970
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Stuffed Dog 9, 1970
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Stuffed Dog 5, 1970
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Stuffed Dog 4, 1970
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Stuffed Dog 3, 1970
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Stuffed Dog 2, 1970
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Luna, Luna, Luna (In Memory of Elaine Chamberlain), 1970
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Table Sandwich, 1970
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Table Sandwich, 1970
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Le Molé, 1971
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Lucy and Ricky, 1973
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Joe and Mary, 1973
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Kiss, 1974 c.
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Daddy-O-Springs, 1975
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Toasted Hitlers (from E.J.), 1977
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Rainier Falls, 1977
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Flufft, 1977
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Towns of My Ancestors, 1978
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Towns of My Ancestors, 1978
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Towns of My Ancestors, 1978
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Towns of My Ancestors, 1978
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Towns of My Ancestors, 1978
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Towns of My Ancestors, 1978
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Towns of My Ancestors, 1978
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Towns of My Ancestors, 1978
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...and his hair was perfect, 1978
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Socket, 1978
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Socket, 1978
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Socket, 1978
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Socket, 1978
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Socket, 1978
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Socket, 1978
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Socket, 1978
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Socket, 1978
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SWIFT WI T, 1979
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American Barge, 1979
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Portrait of a Nude with a Chrome Fan, 1979
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Chickmeat, 1979
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Hit Height Lear, 1979
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Luftschloss, 1979
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Softer Sticks, 1979
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The Hot Lady from Bristol, 1979
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Three-Cornered Desire, 1979
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Two Dark Ladies, 1979
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Flappe, 1980
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Flappe, 1980
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Black Satin Custard, 1980
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Coup d'Soup, 1980
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Memorial to Lost Souls at Sea, 1980–81
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Voyage en Douce, 1980–81
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Thordis' Barge, 1980–81
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Pigmeat's E b Bluesong, 1981
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Gondola Herman Melville, 1981
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Gondola Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1981
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Gondola W. H. Auden, 1981
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Grandma's Hat, 1981
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Mesa, 1981
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Slippery Axis, 1981
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Slow Dancing to the News, 1981
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Stoneyknob, 1981
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Gondola T. S. Eliot, 1981
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Winter Editions (Cocola PP), 1981
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King King Minor, 1982
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The Line Up (Dedicated to the Sarasota Police Department), 1982
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Dooms Day Flotilla, 1982
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Daddy in the Dark, 1988
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The Privet, 1997
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Exhibition
John Chamberlain: It Ain’t Cheap
January 12, 2013–April 27, 2014, Dia Bridgehampton
John Chamberlain: It Ain’t Cheap
Exhibition
John Chamberlain
May 3, 2003–October 16, 2023, Dia Beacon
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Exhibition
John Chamberlain: Gondolas (1981-1985) and Dooms Day Flotilla (1982)
April 5, 1990–March 3, 1991, Dia Chelsea
John Chamberlain: Gondolas (1981-1985) and Dooms Day Flotilla (1982)
Books
Photo: Ethan Harrison
John Chamberlain: Gondolas and Dooms Day Flotilla
This catalogue documents the exhibition of sculptures at Dia Center for the Arts, New York, April 5, 1990–March 3, 1991. Interviews with John Chamberlain by Julie Sylvester and Lawrence Weiner.
Watch & Listen
Christopher Williams on John Chamberlain's Foam Sculptures
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