John Chamberlain

John Chamberlain was born in Rochester, Indiana, in 1927. Chamberlain died in New York City in 2011.

Art

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Red Drawing with Kline in Mind, 1958
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09 Manitou_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Manitou, 1959
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Wellsroot — John Chamberlain

Wellsroot, 1959
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08 HS roth_crop for web — John Chamberlain

H. and S. Roth, 1959 c.
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Hidden_Face — John Chamberlain

Hidden Face, 1962
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Conrad — John Chamberlain

Conrad, 1964
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It Ain't Cheap, 1965
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03_Crystals_031-white_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Crystals, 1965
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04_Gary_Lewis_Playboys_036_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Gary Lewis and the Playboys, 1965
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05_Kinks_040_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Kinks, 1965
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Lovin' Spoonful, 1965
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01_Sensations_018-white_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Sensations, 1965
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02_Tom_Jerry_024-white_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Tom and Jerry, 1965
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26_Lop_Nor_241 1 — John Chamberlain

Lop Nor, 1967
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CHA_ Royal Ventor_Bill Jacobson_cropped from install shot for web — John Chamberlain

Royal Ventor, 1967
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27_Soopad_244 1 — John Chamberlain

Soopad, 1967
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28 stuffed dog 249_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Stuffed Dog 1, 1967
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Chamberlain Ultrafull_Private — John Chamberlain

Ultrafull Private, 1967
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[second image to be added to rotation in SH folder] — John Chamberlain

Norma Jean Risen, 1967/1984
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18 penthouse 46_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Penthouse #46, 1969
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20 penthouse 48_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Penthouse #48, 1969
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21 penthouse 49_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Penthouse #49, 1969
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22 penthouse 50_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Penthouse #50, 1969
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19 penthouse 47_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Penthouse #47, 1969
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34 stuffed dog 10 A — John Chamberlain

A, 1969–70
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25_Luna_Luna_Luna_239 1 — John Chamberlain

Luna, Luna, Luna (In Memory of Elaine Chamberlain), 1970
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31 stuffed dog 2 crop for web — John Chamberlain

Stuffed Dog 2, 1970
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30 stuffed dog 256_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Stuffed Dog 3, 1970
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29 stuffed dog 255_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Stuffed Dog 4, 1970
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36 stuffed dog 5_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Stuffed Dog 5, 1970
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33 stuffed dog 6_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Stuffed Dog 6, 1970
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32 stuffed dog 7_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Stuffed Dog 7, 1970
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37 stuffed dog 8 290_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Stuffed Dog 8, 1970
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35 stuffed dog 9 crop for web — John Chamberlain

Stuffed Dog 9, 1970
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Table Sandwich, 1970
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1980.261 — John Chamberlain

Table Sandwich, 1970
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Gallup — John Chamberlain

Gallup, 1970
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38 le mole_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Le Molé, 1971
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Chamberlain Joe_and_Mary — John Chamberlain

Joe and Mary, 1973
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Chamberlain Lucy_and_Ricky — John Chamberlain

Lucy and Ricky, 1973
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Kiss, 1974 c.
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Daddy-O-Springs — John Chamberlain

Daddy-O-Springs, 1975
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Chamberlain-Flufft — John Chamberlain

Flufft, 1977
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Chamberlain Rainier_Falls — John Chamberlain

Rainier Falls, 1977
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Chamberlain Toasted_Hitlers — John Chamberlain

Toasted Hitlers (from E.J.), 1977
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...and his hair was perfect, 1978
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10 socket 154_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Socket, 1978
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11 socket 155_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Socket, 1978
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11 socket 156_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Socket, 1978
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13 socket 157_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Socket, 1978
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14 socket 158_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Socket, 1978
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15 socket 385_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Socket, 1978
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16 socket 159_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Socket, 1978
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17 socket 160_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Socket, 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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Towns of My Ancestors, 1978
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CHA_American Barge 1979_Photo Bill Jacobson — John Chamberlain

American Barge, 1979
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Chickmeat — John Chamberlain

Chickmeat, 1979
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Chamberlain Hit_Height_Lear_1 — John Chamberlain

Hit Height Lear, 1979
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CHA_ Luftschloss_Photo Bill Jacobson_cropped from install shot for web — John Chamberlain

Luftschloss, 1979
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Softer Sticks, 1979
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Chamberlain SWIFT_WI_T-2 — John Chamberlain

SWIFT WI T, 1979
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Hot_Lady_from_Bristol — John Chamberlain

The Hot Lady from Bristol, 1979
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Three-Cornered_Desire — John Chamberlain

Three-Cornered Desire, 1979
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Chamberlain Two_Dark_Ladies — John Chamberlain

Two Dark Ladies, 1979
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Portrait of a Nude with a Chrome Fan, 1979
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Black_Satin_Custard — John Chamberlain

Black Satin Custard, 1980
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CHA_Coup d’Soup_Photo Bill Jacobson_cropped from install shot for web — John Chamberlain

Coup d'Soup, 1980
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Flappe, 1980
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Flappe, 1980
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Memorial to Lost Souls at Sea, 1980–81
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Chamberlain Voyage_en_Douce — John Chamberlain

Voyage en Douce, 1980–81
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CHA_Thordis' Barge 1980-1_Photo Bill Jacobson — John Chamberlain

Thordis' Barge, 1980–81
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Chamberlain Gondola_Herman_Melville — John Chamberlain

Gondola Herman Melville, 1981
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Chamberlain Gondola_Longfellow — John Chamberlain

Gondola Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1981
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Chamberlain Gondola_W_H_Auden — John Chamberlain

Gondola W. H. Auden, 1981
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Grandma's Hat, 1981
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39 mesa_crop for web — John Chamberlain

Mesa, 1981
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[The ♭needs to be superscript] — John Chamberlain

Pigmeat's E b Bluesong, 1981
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Slippery Axis, 1981
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Chamberlain Slow_Dancing_to_the_News — John Chamberlain

Slow Dancing to the News, 1981
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Chamberlain Stoneyknob — John Chamberlain

Stoneyknob, 1981
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Chamberlain Gondola_T_S_Eliot — John Chamberlain

Gondola T. S. Eliot, 1981
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Winter Editions (Cocola PP), 1981
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Dooms_Day_Flotilla-2 — John Chamberlain

Dooms Day Flotilla, 1982
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Chamberlain King_King — John Chamberlain

King King Minor, 1982
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Lineup-reshoot_Photo Bill Jacobson_LR (1) — John Chamberlain

The Line Up (Dedicated to the Sarasota Police Department), 1982
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Chamberlain Daddy_in_the_Dark — John Chamberlain

Daddy in the Dark, 1988
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Do we need to include 2013 in the collection line? Yes — John Chamberlain

The Privet, 1997
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Exhibitions and Projects

Three-Cornered_Desire — Exhibition

John Chamberlain

Long-term view, Dia Beacon
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Chamberlain_DFAI_06_Sensations crop — Exhibition

John Chamberlain: It Ain’t Cheap

January 12, 2013–April 27, 2014, Dia Bridgehampton
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[For old Chelsea installation photo... collection image TK] — Exhibition

John Chamberlain: Gondolas (1981-1985) and Dooms Day Flotilla (1982)

April 5, 1990–March 3, 1991, Dia Chelsea
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Books

CHA_for web — 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

Sillman-chamberlain — Amy Sillman on John Chamberlain
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Amy Sillman on John Chamberlain

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Christopher Williams on John Chamberlain's Foam Sculptures

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