Hank Willis Thomas

(American, born 1976)

Hank Willis Thomas is a contemporary American artist best known for his photography and appropriation art that considers racial identity through the lens of advertising and popular culture. Critic Arwa Mahadawi of The Guardian described Thomas’ work as un-branding “advertising: stripping away the commercial context, and leaving the exposed image to speak for itself.” He is most famed for his oeuvre Branded Series, among which is the dynamic piece Black Power (2006), depicting a smiling African-American man with the phrase “Black Power” overlaid in a gold and diamond grill on his teeth. Born on March 17, 1976 in Plainfield, NJ, Thomas went on study at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he received a BFA in photography and Africana studies, later receiving his MFA in photography from the California College of the Arts in Oakland. His work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, among others, and he has been a professor at MFA programs at Yale University and the Maryland Institute College of Art. Thomas lives and works in New York, NY.

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I am Therefore You are, You are Therefore I..., 2020

Hank Willis Thomas

I am Therefore You are, You are Therefore I..., 2020

Ben Brown Fine Arts

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All Li es Matter, 2019

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All Li es Matter, 2019

Lougher Contemporary

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Crossroads, 2012

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Crossroads, 2012

HK Art Advisory + Projects

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Futbol and Chain, 2017

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Futbol and Chain, 2017

Ben Brown Fine Arts

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Errols First Day, 2021

Hank Willis Thomas

Errols First Day, 2021

Ben Brown Fine Arts

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102 Fifty Pound Sterling (Blue), 2019

Hank Willis Thomas

102 Fifty Pound Sterling (Blue), 2019

Ben Brown Fine Arts

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120 Two Hundred Rand (White), 2019

Hank Willis Thomas

120 Two Hundred Rand (White), 2019

Ben Brown Fine Arts

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108 Hundred Yuan Renminbi (Red), 2019

Hank Willis Thomas

108 Hundred Yuan Renminbi (Red), 2019

Ben Brown Fine Arts

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True to form, as usual 1977/2015, 2015

Hank Willis Thomas

True to form, as usual 1977/2015, 2015

Jack Shainman Gallery

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Was I going too fast? 1970/2015, 2015

Hank Willis Thomas

Was I going too fast? 1970/2015, 2015

Jack Shainman Gallery

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All Lies Matter, 2019

Hank Willis Thomas

All Lies Matter, 2019

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Peace and Freedom, 2014

Hank Willis Thomas

Peace and Freedom, 2014

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Rich Black Specimen: #26, #460, #21, #66, 2013

Hank Willis Thomas

Rich Black Specimen: #26, #460, #21, #66, 2013

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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It’s The Real Thing, 1978–2006

Hank Willis Thomas

It’s The Real Thing, 1978–2006

Sale Date: April 4, 2024

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So Glad We Made It, 1977–2006

Hank Willis Thomas

So Glad We Made It, 1977–2006

Sale Date: April 4, 2024

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Bread and Roses, 2012

Hank Willis Thomas

Bread and Roses, 2012

Sale Date: April 4, 2024

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The Chase Mastercard., 2019

Hank Willis Thomas

The Chase Mastercard., 2019

Sale Date: April 4, 2024

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Gold Dust Tub., 2011

Hank Willis Thomas

Gold Dust Tub., 2011

Sale Date: April 4, 2024

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A Martyr to End Man's Inhumanity (red and..., 2018

Hank Willis Thomas

A Martyr to End Man's Inhumanity (red and..., 2018

Sale Date: March 12, 2024

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All Lies Matter, 2019

Hank Willis Thomas

All Lies Matter, 2019

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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All Lies Matter, 2019

Hank Willis Thomas

All Lies Matter, 2019

Sale Date: March 4, 2024

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Love Over Rules, 2020;, 2020

Hank Willis Thomas

Love Over Rules, 2020;, 2020

Sale Date: March 5, 2024

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After Identity, What? (from '1969'), 2011

Hank Willis Thomas

After Identity, What? (from '1969'), 2011

Sale Date: February 8, 2024

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Basketball and Chain, 2003

Hank Willis Thomas

Basketball and Chain, 2003

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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