Wardell Milan: Etchings
![Color image of a warm toned etching depicting two figures embracing in a natural landscape](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0174-Framed-2.jpg)
Lovers, taking in the air., 2023
aquatint, burnishing, line etching, scraping, spit bit aquatint & lino-cut, 59-5/8 x 48-1/4 inches (framed) [151.4 x 122.6 cm], edition of 16
![Black and white etching of a figure riding a large phallus with distortions of American flags throughout](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0121c.jpg)
Wardell Milan, Trump riding his own dick., 2019
aquatint, line etching & dry point print, 15-3/4 x 19-3/4 inches (sheet) [40 x 50 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a nude figure lounging in a chair with an eye mask and gun at their side](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0197-WM-0121n.jpg)
Wardell Milan, The most dangerous thing about being a Black woman in America. Is being a Black woman in America, 2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 15-1/2 x 19-5/8 inches (sheet) [39.5 x 50 cm]
![Black and white etching depicting two figures engaging in a sexual act while a fire rages on outside](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0121e.jpg)
Wardell Milan, We are a War County. This is War time., 2019
aquatint, line etching & dry point print, 15-3/4 x 19-3/4 inches (sheet) [40 x 50 cm]
![Black and white etching of a mannequin near a television outside with debris from an explosion](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0192-WM-0121i.jpg)
Wardell Milan, Fire, Debris and Charred Mannequins: A Missile Strike Hits a ___ Shopping Center, 2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 19-5/8 x 15-1/2 inches (sheet) [50 x 39.5 cm]
![Black and white etching of a figure looking at the viewer through windows](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0194-WM-0121k.jpg)
Wardell Milan, I never spend this much time with myself, 2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 15-1/2 x 19-5/8 inches (sheet) [39.5 x 50 cm]
![Black and white etching of a figure with multiple facial features leaning against a hand rail](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0195-WM-0121l.jpg)
Wardell Milan, Sisyphus Ascending a Staircase, 2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 19-5/8 x 15-1/2 inches (sheet) [50 x 39.5 cm]
![Color image of a warm toned etching depicting three figures in a field of flowers](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0175-Framed-2.jpg)
Wardell Milan, He darts his tongue out of his tingling lips., 2023
aquatint, burnishing, line etching, scraping & spit bite aquatint; woodcut & lino-cut, 48-7/8 x 59-1/2 inches (framed) [124.1 x 151.1 cm], edition of 16
![Black and white etching depicting figures walking within a desert like climate](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0196-WM-0121m.jpg)
Wardell Milan, __ Migrants arrive to __ in Record Numbers, on Foot Not by Boat, 2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 15-1/2 x 19-5/8 inches (sheet) [39.5 x 50 cm]
![Black and white etching of several figures in a verbal and physical altercation](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0199-WM-0121p.jpg)
Wardell Milan, The World Rarely Goes Under: Civilians during a lull in fighting, 2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 15-1/2 x 19-5/8 inches (sheet) [39.5 x 50 cm]
![Black and white etching of several figures engaging with a waterfall](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0198-WM-0121o.jpg)
Wardell Milan, Our Lives to Live, 2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 15-1/2 x 19-5/8 inches (sheet) [39.5 x 50 cm]
![Color image of a warm toned etching depicting two figures embracing in a natural landscape](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0174-Framed-2.jpg?fit=675%2C858&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Lovers, taking in the air.
2023
aquatint, burnishing, line etching, scraping, spit bit aquatint & lino-cut, 59-5/8 x 48-1/4 inches (framed) [151.4 x 122.6 cm], edition of 16
![Black and white etching of a figure riding a large phallus with distortions of American flags throughout](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0121c.jpg?fit=675%2C528&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanTrump riding his own dick.
2019
aquatint, line etching & dry point print, 15-3/4 x 19-3/4 inches (sheet) [40 x 50 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a nude figure lounging in a chair with an eye mask and gun at their side](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0197-WM-0121n.jpg?fit=675%2C531&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanThe most dangerous thing about being a Black woman in America. Is being a Black woman in America
2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 15-1/2 x 19-5/8 inches (sheet) [39.5 x 50 cm]
![Black and white etching depicting two figures engaging in a sexual act while a fire rages on outside](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0121e.jpg?fit=675%2C531&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanWe are a War County. This is War time.
2019
aquatint, line etching & dry point print, 15-3/4 x 19-3/4 inches (sheet) [40 x 50 cm]
![Black and white etching of a mannequin near a television outside with debris from an explosion](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0192-WM-0121i.jpg?fit=675%2C859&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanFire, Debris and Charred Mannequins: A Missile Strike Hits a ___ Shopping Center
2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 19-5/8 x 15-1/2 inches (sheet) [50 x 39.5 cm]
![Black and white etching of a figure looking at the viewer through windows](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0194-WM-0121k.jpg?fit=675%2C531&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanI never spend this much time with myself
2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 15-1/2 x 19-5/8 inches (sheet) [39.5 x 50 cm]
![Black and white etching of a figure with multiple facial features leaning against a hand rail](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0195-WM-0121l.jpg?fit=675%2C865&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanSisyphus Ascending a Staircase
2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 19-5/8 x 15-1/2 inches (sheet) [50 x 39.5 cm]
![Color image of a warm toned etching depicting three figures in a field of flowers](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM-0175-Framed-2.jpg?fit=675%2C546&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanHe darts his tongue out of his tingling lips.
2023
aquatint, burnishing, line etching, scraping & spit bite aquatint; woodcut & lino-cut, 48-7/8 x 59-1/2 inches (framed) [124.1 x 151.1 cm], edition of 16
![Black and white etching depicting figures walking within a desert like climate](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0196-WM-0121m.jpg?fit=675%2C528&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell Milan__ Migrants arrive to __ in Record Numbers, on Foot Not by Boat
2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 15-1/2 x 19-5/8 inches (sheet) [39.5 x 50 cm]
![Black and white etching of several figures in a verbal and physical altercation](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0199-WM-0121p.jpg?fit=675%2C533&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanThe World Rarely Goes Under: Civilians during a lull in fighting
2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 15-1/2 x 19-5/8 inches (sheet) [39.5 x 50 cm]
![Black and white etching of several figures engaging with a waterfall](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WM.0198-WM-0121o.jpg?fit=675%2C529&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Wardell MilanOur Lives to Live
2022
line etching, aquatint, open bite, spit bite aquatint, soft ground etching, soap ground aquatint, sugar lift aquatint with burnishing & scraping, 15-1/2 x 19-5/8 inches (sheet) [39.5 x 50 cm]