Artist Monograph

Alan Shields, American

American,1944–2005

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Screenprint	11	78.6%
Other Media	2	14.3%
Watercolor	1	7.1%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	13	92.9%
Painting & Sculpture	1	7.1%

Classification Types

Print — 12
Painting — 1
Drawing — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	11	78.6%
Medium (30–100 cm)	2	14.3%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	7.1%

Range: 16.5 cm → 434.6 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1969	1
1971	1
1973	1
1980	1
2013	10

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 14 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
C,B.A.R.L.A.A.(OLD)Y.(ODD)O. (TAKEN FROM #18 OF A GROOP OF 23 DRAWINGS TITLED, 'LONELY NIGHT' 1968*1969) from the portfolio NEW YORK 10/69 Print Acc. 847.1969.4	1969	Serigraph, printed in color with stencil and watercolor additions	irreg composition 17 7/8 x 17 7/8" (45.4 x 45.4 cm) sheet 18 13/16 x 17 7/8" (47.8 x 45.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
G.U.–G.U. Well Painting Acc. 38.1971	1969-70	Synthetic polymer paint and thread on unstretched canvas	9' 8 5/8" x 14' 3 1/8" (296 x 434.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	William H. Weintraub Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1273.1979	1969	Construction of cut-and-pasted paper, synthetic polymer paint, and crayon	6 1/4 x 6 1/2" (16.1 x 16.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Paul F. Walter
Sun Moon Title Page Print Acc. 26.1973	1971	Screenprint with dye on perforated, cut, collaged and sewn paper	26 × 26" (66 × 66 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
The Incestuous Kids Print Acc. 847.2013.1-9	1973	Portfolio of nine screenprints with embossing, woodcut, linoleum cut, dye-cutting, flocking and glass bead additions	sheet (each approx.): 7 7/8 x 7 7/8" (20 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Paula Cooper
Untitled from The Incestuous Kids Print Acc. 847.2013.1	1973	One from a portfolio of nine screenprints with embossing, woodcut, linoleum cut, dye-cutting, flocking and glass bead additions	composition and sheet: 7 15/16 x 7 3/4" (20.2 x 19.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Paula Cooper
Untitled from The Incestuous Kids Print Acc. 847.2013.2	1973	One from a portfolio of nine screenprints with embossing, woodcut, linoleum cut, dye-cutting, flocking and glass bead additions	composition and sheet: 7 15/16 x 7 15/16" (20.1 x 20.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Paula Cooper
Untitled from The Incestuous Kids Print Acc. 847.2013.3	1973	One from a portfolio of nine screenprints with embossing, woodcut, linoleum cut, dye-cutting, flocking and glass bead additions	composition and sheet: 7 7/8 x 7 7/8" (20 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Paula Cooper
Untitled from The Incestuous Kids Print Acc. 847.2013.4	1973	One from a portfolio of nine screenprints with embossing, woodcut, linoleum cut, dye-cutting, flocking and glass bead additions	composition and sheet: 7 15/16 x 7 7/8" (20.1 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Paula Cooper
Untitled from The Incestuous Kids Print Acc. 847.2013.5	1973	One from a portfolio of nine screenprints with embossing, woodcut, linoleum cut, dye-cutting, flocking and glass bead additions	composition and sheet: 7 13/16 x 7 15/16" (19.9 x 20.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Paula Cooper
Untitled from The Incestuous Kids Print Acc. 847.2013.6	1973	One from a portfolio of nine screenprints with embossing, woodcut, linoleum cut, dye-cutting, flocking and glass bead additions	composition and sheet: 7 15/16 x 7 15/16" (20.1 x 20.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Paula Cooper
Untitled from The Incestuous Kids Print Acc. 847.2013.7	1973	One from a portfolio of nine screenprints with embossing, woodcut, linoleum cut, dye-cutting, flocking and glass bead additions	composition and sheet: 7 7/8 x 7 15/16" (20 x 20.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Paula Cooper
Untitled from The Incestuous Kids Print Acc. 847.2013.8	1973	One from a portfolio of nine screenprints with embossing, woodcut, linoleum cut, dye-cutting, flocking and glass bead additions	composition and sheet: 7 15/16 x 7 15/16" (20.1 x 20.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Paula Cooper
Untitled from The Incestuous Kids Print Acc. 847.2013.9	1973	One from a portfolio of nine screenprints with embossing, woodcut, linoleum cut, dye-cutting, flocking and glass bead additions	composition and sheet: 7 7/8 x 7 15/16" (20 x 20.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Paula Cooper