Explore – Fraenkenstein
May 30–Aug 10, 2024
Jeffrey Fraenkel & Jordan Stein discuss Fraenkenstein’s creation
Fraenkel Film Festival
Jul 9–20, 2024
An artist-programmed film festival benefiting San Francisco’s Roxie Theater
In the Shop
Lee Friedlander: Framed by Joel Coen
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Diane Arbus: Documents
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Ralph Eugene Meatyard: American Mystic
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The Book of Shadows
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Featured Portfolios
![Color image of a black and white collage of a silhouetted figure with abstracted features framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WM-0165-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C715&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell Milan: Photographic Collages
Wardell Milan: Photographic Collages
Wardell Milan’s collages often incorporate cut-out photographs, including iconic works from photographers such as Diane Arbus and Robert Mapplethorpe. The collages rebuild the human figure from fragmented sources, creating powerful new portraits.
![Color image of framed mixed media collage depicting two silhouettes and an arm on white background](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WM-0147-819x900.jpg)
Wardell Milan, The Man of the Soil, 2022
graphite, cut-and-pasted paper on yupo paper, 10-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches (framed) [26 x 23.5 cm]
![Color image of mixed media artwork depicting a singular figure with multiple faces and one arm in grey frame](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WM-0148.jpg)
Wardell Milan, The Engineer, 2022
graphite, oil paste, cut-and-pasted paper on yupo paper, 11-5/8 x 9-3/8 inches (framed) [29.53 x 23.8 cm]
![Color image of a collage using white paper to depict a figure in a pose framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WM-0160-Framed.jpg)
Wardell Milan, R. Christian II., Actor, N.Y.C., 2023
collage, 13-3/4 x 15-3/4 inches (framed) [34.9 x 40.0 cm]
![A color image of a black and white collage framed in black depicting a nude figure with multiple arms posing](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WM-0161-Framed.jpg)
Wardell Milan, A. Ailey III., Dancer, N.Y.C., 2023
collage, 13-1/2 x 15 inches (framed) [34.3 x 38.1 cm]
![Color image of a black and white collage depicting a figure in a speedo using negative space framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WM-0162-Framed.jpg)
Wardell Milan, Henri C.D., Bodybuilder, N.Y.C., 2023
collage, 7-3/4 x 9-1/4 inches (framed) [19.6 x 23.5 cm]
![Color image of a black and white collage of a silhouetted figure with abstracted features framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WM-0165-Framed.jpg)
Wardell Milan, Paris D. II., N.Y.C., 2023
collage, 12 x 12-3/4 inches (framed) [30.4 x 32.3 cm]
![Color image of a black and white collage with three silhouetted figures framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WM-0163-Framed.jpg)
Wardell Milan, Bayard R. II., Activist, N.Y.C., 2023
collage, 9-3/4 x 15 inches (framed) 24.7 x 38.1 cm]
![Color image of a black and white collage depicting a nude male figure with abstracted features framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WM-0164-Framed.jpg)
Wardell Milan, A.M., Ballet Dancer, N.Y.C., 2023
collage, 12 x 12-3/4 inches (framed) [30.4 x 32.3 cm]
![Collaged and illustrated portrait](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0168-Framed-1.jpg)
Wardell Milan, Linda K. Knoxville, 2023
graphite, china marker, yupo, cut-and-paste paper , 13-3/8 x 10-1/2 inches (framed) [34 x 26.7 cm]
![A black and white collage with a figure in the center draped in an American flag](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0169-Framed-1.jpg)
Wardell Milan, Superhero Status, 2023
graphite, china marker, yupo, cut-and-paste paper, 13-5/8 13-5/8 inches (framed) [34.6 x 34.6 cm]
![Color image of a black and white collage depicting a figures silhouette with negative space framed in grey stained maple frame](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0189-Framed.jpg)
Wardell Milan, Ellison, NYC., 2023
cut-and-paste paper, 13-3/4 x 13 inches (framed) [34.9 x 33 cm]
![Color image of framed mixed media collage depicting two silhouettes and an arm on white background](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WM-0147.jpg?fit=675%2C741&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanThe Man of the Soil
2022
graphite, cut-and-pasted paper on yupo paper, 10-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches (framed) [26 x 23.5 cm]
![Color image of mixed media artwork depicting a singular figure with multiple faces and one arm in grey frame](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WM-0148.jpg?fit=675%2C832&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanThe Engineer
2022
graphite, oil paste, cut-and-pasted paper on yupo paper, 11-5/8 x 9-3/8 inches (framed) [29.53 x 23.8 cm]
![Color image of a collage using white paper to depict a figure in a pose framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WM-0160-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C771&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanR. Christian II., Actor, N.Y.C.
2023
collage, 13-3/4 x 15-3/4 inches (framed) [34.9 x 40.0 cm]
![A color image of a black and white collage framed in black depicting a nude figure with multiple arms posing](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WM-0161-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C746&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanA. Ailey III., Dancer, N.Y.C.
2023
collage, 13-1/2 x 15 inches (framed) [34.3 x 38.1 cm]
![Color image of a black and white collage depicting a figure in a speedo using negative space framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WM-0162-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C816&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanHenri C.D., Bodybuilder, N.Y.C.
2023
collage, 7-3/4 x 9-1/4 inches (framed) [19.6 x 23.5 cm]
![Color image of a black and white collage of a silhouetted figure with abstracted features framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WM-0165-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C715&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanParis D. II., N.Y.C.
2023
collage, 12 x 12-3/4 inches (framed) [30.4 x 32.3 cm]
![Color image of a black and white collage with three silhouetted figures framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WM-0163-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C1033&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanBayard R. II., Activist, N.Y.C.
2023
collage, 9-3/4 x 15 inches (framed) 24.7 x 38.1 cm]
![Color image of a black and white collage depicting a nude male figure with abstracted features framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WM-0164-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C713&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanA.M., Ballet Dancer, N.Y.C.
2023
collage, 12 x 12-3/4 inches (framed) [30.4 x 32.3 cm]
![Collaged and illustrated portrait](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0168-Framed-1.jpg?fit=675%2C868&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanLinda K. Knoxville
2023
graphite, china marker, yupo, cut-and-paste paper , 13-3/8 x 10-1/2 inches (framed) [34 x 26.7 cm]
![A black and white collage with a figure in the center draped in an American flag](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0169-Framed-1.jpg?fit=675%2C678&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanSuperhero Status
2023
graphite, china marker, yupo, cut-and-paste paper, 13-5/8 13-5/8 inches (framed) [34.6 x 34.6 cm]
![Color image of a black and white collage depicting a figures silhouette with negative space framed in grey stained maple frame](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0189-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C709&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanEllison, NYC.
2023
cut-and-paste paper, 13-3/4 x 13 inches (framed) [34.9 x 33 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a child corpse dressed in formal wear](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PH.1242.jpg?fit=675%2C681&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Peter Hujar: Catacombs
Peter Hujar: Catacombs
The artist photographed the Palermo Catacombs during a 1963 trip to Italy with the painter Paul Thek. Hujar’s first monograph, Portraits in Life and Death published in 1976, juxtaposes these images with portraits of writers and artists from his own social circle.
![Black and white photograph of a child corpse dressed in formal wear](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PH.1242.jpg)
Peter Hujar, Palermo Catacombs #6 (Girl with Gloves), 1963
gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a corpse with a skullcap inside a coffin](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/huj-238-Framed.jpg)
Peter Hujar, Palermo Catacombs #3 (Man with Skullcap), 1963
gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of preserved shrouded bodies standing above wooden boxes containing children's preserved bodies](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EPH_0143-3-910x900.jpg)
Peter Hujar, Palermo Catacombs #13, 1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a skull lying amid silk flowers in a glass case](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/huj-078.jpg)
Peter Hujar, Palermo Catacombs #2, 1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of preserved skeletons dressed in shrouds and gowns in two rows](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EPH_0148-4-909x900.jpg)
Peter Hujar, Palermo Catacombs #11, 1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a skeleton in a lace dress lying in a glass-fronted box](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EPH_0144-4-905x900.jpg)
Peter Hujar, Palermo Catacombs #5, 1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a preserved child's body lying in a glass-fronted wooden case with dried flowers](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EPH_0149-14-1146x900.jpg)
Peter Hujar, Palermo Catacombs #10, 1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a preserved child's body lying in a wooden compartment](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EPH_0147-3-895x900.jpg)
Peter Hujar, Palermo Catacombs #4, 1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a hooded preserved body propped up amid other skeletons in compartments](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EPH_0151a-3-895x900.jpg)
Peter Hujar, Palermo Catacombs #12, 1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a child corpse dressed in formal wear](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PH.1242.jpg?fit=675%2C681&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Peter HujarPalermo Catacombs #6 (Girl with Gloves)
1963
gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a corpse with a skullcap inside a coffin](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/huj-238-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C677&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Peter HujarPalermo Catacombs #3 (Man with Skullcap)
1963
gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of preserved shrouded bodies standing above wooden boxes containing children's preserved bodies](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EPH_0143-3.jpg?fit=675%2C667&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Peter HujarPalermo Catacombs #13
1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a skull lying amid silk flowers in a glass case](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/huj-078.jpg?fit=675%2C669&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Peter HujarPalermo Catacombs #2
1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of preserved skeletons dressed in shrouds and gowns in two rows](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EPH_0148-4.jpg?fit=675%2C668&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Peter HujarPalermo Catacombs #11
1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a skeleton in a lace dress lying in a glass-fronted box](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EPH_0144-4.jpg?fit=675%2C672&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Peter HujarPalermo Catacombs #5
1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a preserved child's body lying in a glass-fronted wooden case with dried flowers](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EPH_0149-14.jpg?fit=675%2C530&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Peter HujarPalermo Catacombs #10
1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a preserved child's body lying in a wooden compartment](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EPH_0147-3.jpg?fit=675%2C679&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Peter HujarPalermo Catacombs #4
1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a hooded preserved body propped up amid other skeletons in compartments](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EPH_0151a-3.jpg?fit=675%2C679&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Peter HujarPalermo Catacombs #12
1963
gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]