Artist Monograph

Ana Mendieta, American

American, born Cuba. 1948–1985

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	11	52.4%
Drawing	3	14.3%
Photography	2	9.5%
Printmaking	2	9.5%
Other Media	1	4.8%
Sculpture	1	4.8%
Acrylic Painting	1	4.8%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	16	76.2%
Photography	4	19%
Painting & Sculpture	1	4.8%

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 11
Drawing — 5
Photograph — 4
Sculpture — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	6	28.6%
Medium (30–100 cm)	15	71.4%

Range: 13.3 cm → 49.5 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1985	11
1992	1
1994	1
1997	1
2005	1
2006	3
2011	1
2020	1
2025	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 21 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled (Facial Cosmetic Variations) Photograph Acc. 628.1997.a-d.x1-x2	January-February, 1972	Four chromogenic color prints, printed 1997	Each 19 1/4 × 12 3/4" (48.9 × 32.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art, in honor of Barbara Foshay
Untitled (Glass on Body Imprints) Photograph Acc. 1136.2011.a-f	1972	Six chromogenic color prints	Each 19 5/16 × 12 13/16" (49 × 32.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Gwen and Peter Norton
Untitled from the series Silueta Photograph Acc. 668.1994	1978	Gelatin silver print	13 1/4 × 19 1/2" (33.6 × 49.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Fellows of Photography Fund
Birth (Gunpowder Works) Photograph Acc. 61.2020	1981	Gelatin silver print	7 3/16 × 9 1/2" (18.3 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Helen Kornblum in honor of Roxana Marcoci
Untitled (Amategram) Drawing Acc. 786.2006	c. 1982	Acrylic on amate bark paper	15 7/8 x 11 7/8" (40.3 x 30.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings Funds
Untitled Drawing Acc. 787.2006	c. 1983–85	Ink on paper	13 x 8 1/4" (33 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings Funds
Untitled Drawing Acc. 2434.2005	c. 1983–85	Ink on paper	12 1/2 x 9 1/2" (31.8 x 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Nile Born Sculpture Acc. 167.1992	1984	Sand and binder on wood	2 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 61 1/2" (7 x 48.9 x 156.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 18.14 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Agnes Gund
Pietre Foglie Illustrated Book Acc. 321.1985.1-20	1984	Illustrated book with twenty lithographs and four letterpress prints (including cover)	page (each): 13 7/16 × 9 5/8" (34.2 × 24.5 cm); overall (closed): 13 11/16 × 10 1/16 × 13/16" (34.7 × 25.5 × 2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 10) from Pietre Foglie Illustrated Book Acc. 321.1985.6	1984	One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs and four letterpress prints (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 9/16 × 5 5/8" (29.4 × 14.3 cm); page (each): 13 7/16 × 9 5/8" (34.2 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 12) from Pietre Foglie Illustrated Book Acc. 321.1985.8	1984	One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs and four letterpress prints (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 13 1/16 × 5 3/16" (33.1 × 13.1 cm); page (each): 13 7/16 × 9 5/8" (34.2 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 14) from Pietre Foglie Illustrated Book Acc. 321.1985.10	1984	One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs and four letterpress prints (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 7 5/8 × 3 7/16" (19.4 × 8.8 cm); page (each): 13 7/16 × 9 5/8" (34.2 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 16) from Pietre Foglie Illustrated Book Acc. 321.1985.12	1984	One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs and four letterpress prints (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 1/16 × 4 1/8" (30.6 × 10.4 cm); page (each): 13 7/16 × 9 5/8" (34.2 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 18) from Pietre Foglie Illustrated Book Acc. 321.1985.14	1984	One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs and four letterpress prints (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 13 3/16 × 5 7/16" (33.5 × 13.8 cm); page (each): 13 7/16 × 9 5/8" (34.2 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 20) from Pietre Foglie Illustrated Book Acc. 321.1985.16	1984	One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs and four letterpress prints (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 15/16 × 5 1/16" (30.3 × 12.8 cm); page (each): 13 7/16 × 9 5/8" (34.2 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 22) from Pietre Foglie Illustrated Book Acc. 321.1985.18	1984	One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs and four letterpress prints (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 7/8 × 4 5/8" (30.1 × 11.7 cm); page (each): 13 7/16 × 9 5/8" (34.2 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 24) from Pietre Foglie Illustrated Book Acc. 321.1985.20	1984	One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs and four letterpress prints (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 10 11/16 × 4 3/4" (27.1 × 12 cm); page (each): 13 7/16 × 9 5/8" (34.2 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 6) from Pietre Foglie Illustrated Book Acc. 321.1985.2	1984	One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs and four letterpress prints (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 15/16 × 2 11/16" (32.9 × 6.8 cm); page (each): 13 7/16 × 9 5/8" (34.2 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 8) from Pietre Foglie Illustrated Book Acc. 321.1985.4	1984	One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs and four letterpress prints (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 15/16 × 5 7/16" (30.4 × 13.8 cm); page (each): 13 7/16 × 9 5/8" (34.2 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled Drawing Acc. 788.2006	1984	Incised leaf	6 x 3 1/2" (15.2 x 8.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled Drawing Acc. 277.2025	1984	Pencil on leaf	5 1/4 × 2" (13.3 × 5.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Zoë and Joel Dictrow