HANK WILLIS THOMAS
Born in Plainfield, NJ, 1976 | Lives and works in New York, NY, and San Francisco, CA
Hank Willis Thomas
Basketball and Chain, 2003
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/3
99 x 55 in. (251.5 x 139.7 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Branded Head, 2003
Digital C-print, Ed. AP
99 x 52 in. (251.5 x 132 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Priceless, 2004
Digital C-print, Ed. AP
71 x 89 in. (180.3 x 226 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Exxon: Black Street Art 1973/2005, 2005
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 5/8 in. (91.4 x 72.8 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Liberation of T.O.: "I'm not goin' back to work for massa' in dat darned field!" 2003/2005, 2005
Digital C-print, Ed. of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
34 1/2 x 30 in. (87.8 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
21st Century Soul Power 2005/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
36 x 27 in. (91.4 x 68.6 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Caramel Cocoa Butta', Honey Lovah You're Like No Otha' 1982/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
38 5/8 x 30 in. (98.2 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Cucci #2: It's Time for Jungle Fever 2001/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
36 x 28 1/4 in. (91.4 x 71.9 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Don't Let Them Catch You! 2004/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 3/5
36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Duke Natural 1968/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
34 x 26 7/8 in. (86.4 x 68 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
How to Market Kitty Litter to Black People: Ebony Magazine 2005/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
It's the Real Thing! 1978/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
32 3/4 x 30 in. (83.3 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Mama's Cooking Cornbread! 1992/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.5 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Motion for Kids Allows Hair to be Blown Straighter 2002/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 3/5
36 x 28 3/4 in. (91.4 x 73 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Oh, Behave: Smooth Exotic Vivid Taste 1999/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
34 3/4 x 28 3/4 (88.3 x 73 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Once upon a time in America there were no slaves 2001/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
18 7/8 x 36 in. (48 x 91.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Petey Wheatstraw: The Devil's Son-In Law 2000/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
35 3/4 x 33 3/4 in. (90.8 x 85.7 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Slack Power 1969/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 3/4 in. (91.5 x 70.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Smokin' Joe Ain't J'mama 1978/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
31 1/4 x 30 in. (79.9 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
So Glad We Made It 1979/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 4/5
30 x 34 in. (76.2 x 86.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
The Oft Forgotten Black Flower Children of Harlem 1969/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 3/5
34 x 27 5/8 in. (86.4 x 70.1 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm?!! 2000/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
25 1/2 x 34 in. (64.6 x 86.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Things That Make You Go Oooh! 1999/2006, 2006
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
34 x 27 3/4 in. (86.4 x 70.5 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
...and the rest was her story 1985/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 3/8 in. (91.4 x 72.3 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
A Natural Exposion! Afro Sheen® Blowout Creme Relaxer 1973/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.5 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Alive with Pleasure 1990/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
And They Called It "Buppy Love" 1983/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Are You the Right Kind of Woman for It? 1974/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 39 1/4 in. (76.2 x 99.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Available in a Variety of Sizes and Colors 1977/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
32 x 30 in. (81.3 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Can You Dig It? 1974/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 21 in. (91.4 x 53.3 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Farewell Uncle Tom 1971/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 30 in. (91.3 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
For the African and the American in You 1997/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
23 x 39 in. (58.4 x 99 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Funny How Things Change 2007/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 in. (91.4 x 68.6 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Get Off On the Right Foot 1988/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 in. (91.4 x 68.5 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Gotten 1996/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 1/4 in. (91.4 x 71.8 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Introducing New Extra Strength Fulla Waves for Course, Thick, and Unruly Hair 1982/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
27 7/8 x 36 in. (70.6 x 91.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
It Could Happen to You 1989/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
35 x 30 in. (88.8 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Jungle Fever 1991/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
35 7/8 x 30 in. (90.9 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Just for the Taste of It 1989/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
28 x 36 in. (71.1 x 91.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Late Night, Soft Lights 1990/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
35 x 30 in. (88.9 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Let Beauty Go to Your Head 1987/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 5/8 in. (91.4 x 72.6 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Love Hang-Over 1976/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 25 in. (91.4 x 63.5 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Make a Radical Departure 1985/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
34 x 30 in. (86.4 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Many Happy Returns 1980/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 32 in. (76.2 x 81.3 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Martin Luther Burger King? 1986/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
McM.L.K. 1986/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 3/4 in. (91.4 x 70.5 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Now there's a doll that can make a real difference in her life: Shani, the first black Barbie. 1991/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
34 1/4 x 30 in. (87.3 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
O.J. Dingo 1980/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5
36 x 27 1/4 in. (91.4 x 69.3 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Ode to the Ill Nana 1998/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 3/8 in. (91.4 x 72 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Reparations 101: "I lost my job, my house, my Rolls Royce, my family left me...what else can go wrong?" "Hi Dad!" 1981/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
31 1/4 x 30 in. (79.4 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Something to Believe In 1984/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 5/8 in. (91.4 x 69.9 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
The French Way 1979/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
16 x 36 in. (41.1 x 91.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
The Gidget of Hunter's Point 1993/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
The Johnson Family 1981/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
31 1/4 x 30 in. (79.4 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
The Mandingo of Sandwiches 1977/2007, 2007
Lambda photograph, Ed. 1/5
36 x 34 3/4 in. (91.4 x 88.5 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
The Refreshest 1987/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 26 5/8 in. (91.4 x 67.7 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Wanted: Tall, dark stranger for long lasting relationship...seeking smoking satisfaction. 1988/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
33 3/4 x 26 in. (85.8 x 66 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
What's love got to do with it? 1983/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
33 7/8 x 28 5/8 in. (85.9 x 72.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
When the Going Gets Hard, the Whiskey Should be Soft, 1972/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
32 1/4 x 30 in. (80 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Who Can Say No to a Gorgeous Brunette? 1970/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
31 1/8 x 30 in. (79 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Why wait another day to be adorable? Tell your beautician "Relax me" 1968/2007, 2007
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
34 1/8 x 30 in. (86.7 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
A Moisturizer That Firms as it Tightens? Bet Your Bottom Dollar! 2002/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 in. (91.4 x 68.7 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
After 61 Years of Service, I Ben, Promoted. 2007/2007, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 29 1/4 in. (91.4 x 74.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Be Careful What You Wish For 1996/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 29 7/8 in. (91.4 x 75.7 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Bleach and Glow 1975/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 7/8 in. (91.4 x 70.8 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
By Any Means Necessary 1993/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 32 3/8 in. (76.2 x 82.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Celebrate Your Specialness 1997/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 32 1/2 in. (76.2 x 82.7 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
From the Heart of Africa Comes a Fragrance to Capture the Heart of Every Woman 1994/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
35 3/8 x 27 7/8 in. (90.1 x 70.6 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Holy Boot! 1998/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
35 1/2 x 30 in. (90.2 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
It's a Great American Custom 1995/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 1/8 in. (91.4 x 71.6 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Kama Mama, Kama Binti (Like Mother, Like Daughter) 1971/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
32 x 30 in. (81.4 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Membership has its Privileges 2006/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 5/8 in. (91.4 x 72.6 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Mist Behavin' 1992/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 30 3/4 in. (76.2 x 77.7 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Movin' On Up 1976/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
32 7/8 x 30 in. (83.2 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Power Is Nothing Without Control 1994/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
20 x 36 in. (51.1 x 91.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Pucker Up! 1972/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
33 5/8 x 30 in. (85.5 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Ride in Style 1984/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Smell Like a Bargain 1995/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 5/8 in. (91.4 x 70.3 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Untitleable 2006/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Viceroy 1975/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
30 x 29 5/8 in. (76.2 x 75.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
We Are On Our Way 1970/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
33 3/8 x 30 in. (84.9 x 76.2 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
We are the Canvas 2004/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 28 1/8 in. (91.4 x 71.4 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Welcome to Full Contact Culture 2007/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 26 in. (91.4 x 66 cm)
Hank Willis Thomas
Your Skin has the Power to Protect You 2008/2008, 2008
Digital C-print, Ed. 1/5
36 x 27 1/2 in. (91.4 x 69.7 cm)
