Rubell Family Collection | Contemporary Arts Foundation | Miami, FL - Hank Willis Thomas
Hank Willis Thomas
Plainfield, NJ, 1976 | Lives and works in New York, NY and San Francisco, CA


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, 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, 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, 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, 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, ...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, 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, 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, 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, Branded Head, 2003, Digital C-print, Ed. AP, 99 x 52 in. (251.5 x 132 cm)
 
Hank Willis Thomas, And They Called It
 
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, Liberation of T.O.:
 
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, 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, 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, Membership has its Priviledges 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, Priceless, 2004, Digital C-print, Ed. AP, 71 x 89 in. (180.3 x 226 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, Reparations 101:
 
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, 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, 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, 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, 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 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, 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, 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, An Unidentified Jamaican Boy Used the Puma H Street Running Shoe to Run for his Freedom 2003/2005, 2005, Digital C-print, Ed. 2/5, 28 1/2 x 36 in. (72.4 x 91.5 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, 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, 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, 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
 
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)