Martin L. Puryear is an American artist known for his devotion to traditional craft.
Where to see Martin Puryear

Jack Pot
1995 · National Gallery of Art

That Profile
1999 · J. Paul Getty Museum

African Boy
1965 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Untitled
1966 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Stonehenge III
c. 1966-1968 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Untitled
1977 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Noatak
1979 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Blue Blood
1979 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Minion
1981 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Dark Loop
1982 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Greed's Trophy
1984 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Verge
1987 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Lever No. 3
1989 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Untitled
1989 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Malediction
1989 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled
1993 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled
1994 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Horsefly
1996-2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Becky
2000 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Untitled
2000 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Untitled
2000 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Carma
2000 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Avey
2000 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Bona
2000 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Untitled
2000 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Esther
2000 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Karintha
2000 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Fern
2000 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Becky from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Avey from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Avey (plate, facing page 50) from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Karintha from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Fern from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Bona from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Esther (plate, facing page 28) from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Fern (plate, facing page 22) from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Bona (plate, facing page 80) from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Carma from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Esther from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Arc (plate, page 7) from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Karintha (plate, facing page 8) from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Carma (plate, facing page 18) from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Arc (plate, page 89) from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Becky (plate, facing page 12) from Cane
2000 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled
2001 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Untitled
2001 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Three Holes
2002 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Profile
2002 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Untitled
2003 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

C.F.A.O.
2006-07 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Métissage / Camouflage
2016 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (State I)
2016 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (State 2)
2016 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled
2017 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled
2020 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled
2022 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Lever #1
1988/89 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Alien Huddle
1993–95 · Not on view · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled, Drawing for Outdoor Sculpture in Fieldstone and Copper
n.d. · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled
1966, printed 2016 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Bull
1962, printed 2016 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled
1966, printed 2016 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Cacti
1965 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled
1977 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Ardea
1981 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Sanctuary
1982 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled, Drawing for Sanctuary (recto and verso)
c. 1982 (recto); n.d. (verso) · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Dark Loop
1982 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Mile of Sculpture
1984 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Sanctum
1985 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Untitled
1990 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Untitled
1990–1997 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Drawing for Untitled, 1997-2001
1992 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled
1994 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Untitled (LA MoCA portfolio)
1999 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled
1999 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled
1999 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Drawing for Untitled
c. 1999 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Fern, from Cane
2000 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Carma, from Cane
2000 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Becky, from Cane
2000 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Esther, from Cane
2000 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Bona, from Cane
2000 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Avey, from Cane
2000 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Karintha, from Cane
2000 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Cane
2000 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art

Untitled
2001 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Jug
2001 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Loop
2002 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled I
2002 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Three Holes
2002 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled II
2002 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Beggar's Bowl
2002–03 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Shoulders
2002 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled IV
2002 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
