![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]