Installation view, Paper Rolls On, Paula Cooper Gallery, 155 Wooster Street, New York, January 1 - 30, 1988. © 2025 Joel Shapiro / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. Photo: Geoffrey Clements.

Installation view, Paper Rolls On, Paula Cooper Gallery, 155 Wooster Street, New York, January 1 - 30, 1988. © 2025 Joel Shapiro / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. Photo: Geoffrey Clements.

Installation view, Paper Rolls On, Paula Cooper Gallery, 155 Wooster Street, New York, January 1 - 30, 1988. © 2025 Joel Shapiro / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. Photo: Geoffrey Clements.

Alan Shields
"Worm with a Spur" 1987
Colored paper pulp, thread
28" x 28"

Alan Shields
"Head-dress" 1986-87
Watercolor, thread, relief on handmade paper
23 3/4" x 24"

Alan Shields
"Chariot Chase" 1986-87
Watercolor, thread, oil pastel, relief on handmade paper
24 1/4" x 24 1/4"

Alan Shields
"Who Said We Can't Do That?" 1985-87
Watercolor, block printing, thread, relief on handmade paper
40" x 30"

Alan Shields
"Top Knob" 1986-87
Watercolor, thread, relief on handmade paper
18 1/4" x 34 3/4"

Alan Shields
"Grumpus Americanius" 1987
Watercolor, thread, block printing, relief on handmade paper
20 1/4" x 20 3/4"

Alan Shields
"Struddle" 1986-87
Watercolor, thread, relief on handmade paper
24" x 24 1/4"

Alan Shields
"Sweet Health and Beauty" 1987
Watercolor, thread, relief on handmade paper
24" x 30"

Alan Shields
"School Instinct" 1986
Watercolor, thread, on handmade paper
20" x 20 1/4"

Alan Shields
"Down Right, Up Right" 1984-87
Watercolor, colored pencil, block printing, thread, relief on handmade paper
23 1/2" x 23 1/2"