Bruce Nauman

Templates of My Body Separated by Grease

1966

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Pen and black ink and watercolor on ivory wove paper (discolored to tan)
Dimensions
48.3 × 61 cm (19 1/16 × 24 1/16 in.)
Collection no.
1988.555
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Templates of My Body Separated by Grease — Bruce Nauman. 1966.

Medium: Pen and black ink and watercolor on ivory wove paper (discolored to tan). Dimensions: 48.3 × 61 cm (19 1/16 × 24 1/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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