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1. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000.
Introduction 2. 20 x 15 inches NFS |
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2. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000. 2
A.M. (Vending Machine.) 20 x 15 inches
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3. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000. (“I
must’ve fallen asleep ...”) 20 x 15 inches NFS
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4. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000. 4
A.M. (SHUT “Oh miss kitty ...”) 20 x 15 inches
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5. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000. 6
A.M. (”I THOUGHT I’d remembered seeing a plunger ...”) 20 x 15 inches NFS
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6. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000.
(Old Woman eating breakfast) 20 x 15 inches NFS
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8. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000. 10
A.M. (Girl returning from visiting old woman) 20 x 15 inches |
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10. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000. 2
P.M. (Sketchbook; on phone with parents) 20 x 15 inches
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11. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000. 4
P.M. (Laying on bed in despair) 20 x 15 inches NFS
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12. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000. 5
P.M. (The plumber visits) 20 x 15 inches
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13. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000. 8
P.M. (Grid with couple arguing reprise) 20 x 15 inches
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14. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000. 11
P.M. (Making Out) 20 x 15 inches
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15. The New York Times — September 23rd, 2000.
Conclusion (Building full view.) 20 x 15 inches NFS
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16. The New York Times — Five years later. 20 x 15 inches NFS
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43. Branford — The Best Bee in the World.
(Branford Book, one.) 29 x 20 inches NFS
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44. Branford — The Best Bee in the World.
(Branford Book, three. [”Betty.”]) 29 x 20 inches
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49. Branford — The Best Bee in the World.
(Branford Book, eight. [”A New Lease.”]) 29 x 20 inches
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50. Branford — The Best Bee in the World.
(Branford Book, nine. [Addenda and Transmigration.]) 13.5 x 20 inches
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51. One-Sided Argument (and Woman returning home). 20 x 29 inches
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52. Old Woman Argument (and Old Woman crossing
apartment). 20 x 29 inches
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56. Touch Sensitive — I. 20 x 29 inches NFS
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57. Touch Sensitive — II. 20 x 29 inches
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58. Touch Sensitive — III. 20 x 29 inches
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64. Old Woman — Mother. 20 x 29 inches NFS
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65. Old Woman — Child. 20 x 29 inches
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66. Old Woman — Husband. 20 x 29 inches
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68. Oak Park Magazine — Powerless I and II. 20 x 29 inches
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69. Oak Park Magazine — Powerless III. 29 x 20 inches NFS
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70. Oak Park Magazine — Money. (New Yorker Cover.) 29 x 20 inches NFS
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71. Oak Park Magazine — Money. (New Yorker
Gatefold Strip.) Collection of Marc Trujillo. 20 x 26.25 inches NFS
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72. Oak Park Magazine — Mask I. (New Yorker.) 20 x 28 inches NFS
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73. Oak Park Magazine — Mask II. (New Yorker.) 20 x 28 inches NFS
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74. Oak Park Magazine — Funeral. (Unity Temple.) 27 x 20 inches NFS
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79. Oak Park Magazine — Browsing. (Keystone page.) 27.5 x 20 inches
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81. Oak Park Newspaper — 2. Finding a House. 27.5 x 20 inches
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82. Oak Park Newspaper — 3. Heurtley. 27.5 x 20 inches |
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83. Oak Park Newspaper — 4. Farmer’s Market. 27.5 x 20 inches NFS |
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84. Oak Park Newspaper — 5. Gale House/Elizabeth
Court. 27.5 x 20 inches NFS
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89. Oak Park Newspaper — 10-11. Laundry/Phone
Call. 27.5 X 40 inches NFS
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90. Oak Park Newspaper — 12. Nightime.
27.5 x 20 inches
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91. Oak Park Newspaper — 13. Daytime. 27.5 x 20 inches |
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92. Oak Park Newspaper — 14. Paper Friend. 27.5 x 20 inches |
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93. Oak Park Newspaper — 15. Facebook/Flush. 27.5 x 20 inches |
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94. Oak Park Newspaper — 16. Suburban Parties. 27.5 x 20 inches |
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99. Face I. 26.5 X 20 inches
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100. Face II. 26.5 x 20 inches NFS
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106. Oak Park Day — 1. Waking Up. (5am to 6:40am/0
to birth.) 25.25 X 20 inches
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107. Oak Park Day — 2. Getting Up. (7am to 8:20am/4
months to 12 months old.) 25.25 X 20 inches
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108. Oak Park Day — 3. Morning walk. (8:40am to
10am/1 year 3 months to 2 years 3 months old.) 25.25 X 20 inches NFS
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109. Oak Park Day — 4. Morning activities. (10:20am
to 11:40am/2 years 6 months to 3 years 6 months old.) 25.25 X 20 inches
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110. Oak Park Day — 5. Lunch. (12pm to 1:20pm/3
years 9 months to 4 years 9 months old.) 25.25 X 20 inches
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111. Oak Park Day — 6. Afternoon. (1:40pm to 3pm/5
years to 6 years old.) 25.25 X 20 inches NFS
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112. Oak Park Day — 7. Home from School/Shopping.
(3:20pm to 4:40pm/6 years 3 months to 7 years 3 months old.) 25.25 X 20 inches
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113. Oak Park Day — 8. Dinner. (5pm to 6:20pm/7
years 6 months to 8 years 6 months old.) 2011. 25.25 X 20 inches NFS
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114. Oak Park Day — 9. Bedtime. (6:40pm to 8pm/8
years 9 months to 9 years 9 months old.) 25.25 X 20 inches
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115. Oak Park Day — 10. Asleep. (8:20pm to
9:40pm/10 years to 11 years old.) 25.25 X 20 inches
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116. Oak Park Day — 11. Asleep/Unused Logo. (10pm
to 10:20pm/11 years 3 months to 11 years 6 months old.) 20 X 25.25 inches
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121. Building Stories — Cover. 25.25 X 20 inches NFS |
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123. Multi-Story Building Model, I — Facade,
Interior, Furnishings (with Instructions.) 29 X 69 inches |
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126. Oak Park Newspaper — Unused false start. 20 x 20 inches |
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Chris Ware, Biography
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, 1967. BFA, University of Texas at Austin, 1991. Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 1989. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1991-1993.
Selected Awards. Hoi Fellow, United States Artists Fellowship, 2006. “L'Alph Art” award, Angouleme, France, 2003. Guardian First Book Award, 2001. American Book Award, 2000. Eisner and Harvey Comic book awards (18 total), 1994-2006.
Selected solo exhibitions. Gallerie Anneé, Haarlem, Holland, Summer 1998. Fumetto Luzerner Comix-Festival, Luzern, Switzerland, Spring 1999. Presspop Gallery, Kyoto, Japan, Summer 2000. Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco, Spring 2003. Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, Spring 2005. Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, Autumn 2005. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Spring 2006. Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2007. Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, February, 2008. Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, April, 2008.
Selected collective exhibitions. “Daniel Clowes and Chris Ware.” Cultureel Centrum Romaanse Poort, Leuven, Belgium, Autumn 1999. “Dan Clowes and Chris Ware.” Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, May 2001. “Summer Reading: The Recreation of Language in 20th Century Art.” Loeb Art Center; Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, Summer 2001. “American Comics,” Angouleme Center for Bande Desinee, 2002. Whitney Biennial. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March, 2002. “Word Works,” Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, June - August, 2003. “Artwork from McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Number 13,” Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco, June 2004. “Finesse,” Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, June 2004. “Untold Tales,” Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, June 2004. “Speak: Nine Cartoonists,” Pratt Manhattan Gallery, January —February 2006. Masters of Comics, Hammer Museum, Fall 2005/Milwaukee Art Museum, Spring 2006/Jewish Museum New York, Autumn 2006. “Fumetto International: Cultural Changes in Contemporary Comics,” Triennale, Milan, Italy, Summer, 2006.
Selected publications. “Building Stories,” weekly newspaper comic strip, The New York Times, Fall 2005 — Spring 2006. “The ACME Novelty Library,” issues 1-15, Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 1993-2001. “The ACME Novelty Library,” issues 16 - present, Chicago: The ACME Novelty Library, 2005 - present. “Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid on Earth,” New York: Pantheon Books, 2000. “The Acme Novelty Datebook,” Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, 2003. “McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern,” guest editor, issue number 13, 2004. “Lost Buildings,” collaboration with Ira Glass, published Fall 2004. “The ACME Novelty Library Report to Shareholders,” Pantheon Books, Fall 2005. “Best American Comics 2007,” guest editor, Houghton Mifflin, 2007. “The Acme Novelty Datebook, Volume II” Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, 2007.
Selected Bibliography. Sedaris, David. “The Book You Have to Read.” Entertainment Weekly, February 23rd, 2001. McGrath, Charles. “Not Funnies,” New York Times Magazine, July 11th, 2004. Raeburn, Daniel. “Chris Ware.” Laurence King Books, London, 2004. Schjeldahl, Peter. “Words and Pictures — Graphic Novels Come of Age.” The New Yorker, October 17th, 2005. Eggers, Dave. “Interview with a Silly Person who Thought Ware Could Not Draw,” catalogue essay, Masters of American Comics, 2005.
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