Tony Fitzpatrick, Max and Gaby's Alphabet, 2000
Images of Tony Fitzpatrick, Max and Gaby's Alphabet

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short A fanciful, colorful illustration composed of many smaller doodles resembles a page of a children's book. The upper-left corner shows the letter "T" next to a bipedal yellow tiger wearing boxing gloves.
Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short A fanciful, colorful illustration composed of many smaller doodles resembles a page of a children's book. The upper-left corner shows the letter "U" next to a green hand connected directly to a green foot.
Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short A fanciful, colorful illustration resembles a page of a children's book. The upper-left corner shows the letter "V" while the rest of the page is filled with a winding, multicolored vine with thorns.
Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short A fanciful, colorful illustration composed of many smaller doodles resembles a page of a children's book. The upper-left corner shows the letter "W" above a haggard, humanoid wasp smoking a cigar.
Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short A fanciful, colorful illustration resembles a page of a children's book. The upper-left corner shows the letter "X," and the superhero Wolverine lunges while slicing with his claws above the word "X-MEN."
Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short A fanciful, colorful illustration resembles a page of a children's book. The upper-left corner shows the letter "y," and a childlike person wearing a yellow dress stands above the words "YEllow AnGEL."
Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short A fanciful, colorful illustration resembles a page of a children's book. The upper-left corner shows the letter "Z," and words such as "zip," "zilch," "zero," and "zoom" appear throughout the illustration.
Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, 2000
Four color etching with aquatint
26 parts, each image: 8 × 6 in., sheet: 13 × 11 in. (image: 20.3 × 15.2 cm., sheet: 33 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Janice and Mickey Cartin, 2000.28.a-z
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago
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