Artist Monograph

Benny Andrews, American

American, 1930–2006

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	11	68.8%
Etching	4	25%
Oil Painting	1	6.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	15	93.8%
Painting & Sculpture	1	6.3%

Classification Types

Drawing — 11
Print — 4
Painting — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	15	93.8%
Large (1–3 m)	1	6.3%

Range: 34.6 cm → 256.2 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1970	2
1971	1
1972	3
1975	1
2017	9

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 16 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Cross Bearers Drawing Acc. 581.1970	1964	Ink on paper	23 3/4 x 18 1/8" (60.4 x 45.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired with matching funds from Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Emil and the National Endowment for the Arts
Black Athlete (No More Games Study #3) Drawing Acc. 274.2017	1970	Ink and pencil on paper	18 × 12" (45.7 × 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art, and Richard S. Zeisler Bequest (by exchange)
Black Athlete (Study #1) Drawing Acc. 275.2017	1970	Ink and pencil on paper	24 × 18" (61 × 45.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Nene Humphrey
Come out Fighting Drawing Acc. 580.1970	1970	Ink on paper	17 x 11" (43.2 x 28 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired with matching funds from Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Emil and the National Endowment for the Arts
No More Games Painting Acc. 35.1971.a-b	1970	Oil on canvas with cut-and-pasted primed and raw canvas, T-shirt, garment fragments, and partially painted printed fabrics, two panels	Each panel 8' 4 7/8" x 49 7/8" (256.2 x 126.7 cm) and 8' 4 7/8" x 51" (256.2 x 129.3 cm). Overall 8' 4 7/8 x 8' 5 1/4" (256.2 x 257.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund
No More Games (Study #1) Drawing Acc. 276.2017	1970	Ink and pencil on paper	18 × 12" (45.7 × 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Nene Humphrey
No More Games (Study #2) Drawing Acc. 277.2017	1970	Ink and pencil on paper	18 × 24" (45.7 × 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art, and Richard S. Zeisler Bequest (by exchange)
No More Games (Study #3) Drawing Acc. 278.2017	1970	Ink and pencil on paper	18 × 24" (45.7 × 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art, and Richard S. Zeisler Bequest (by exchange)
No More Games (Study #5) Drawing Acc. 279.2017	1970	Ink and pencil on paper	24 × 18" (61 × 45.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art, and Richard S. Zeisler Bequest (by exchange)
No More Games (Study #6) Drawing Acc. 280.2017	1970	Ink and pencil on paper	24 × 18" (61 × 45.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Nene Humphrey
Teaser (Black Athlete Study #2) Drawing Acc. 281.2017	1970	Ink and pencil on paper	24 × 18" (61 × 45.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Nene Humphrey
The Ball Game (No More Games Study #7) Drawing Acc. 273.2017	1970	Ink and pencil on paper	18 × 24" (45.7 × 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art, and Richard S. Zeisler Bequest (by exchange)
Washload Print Acc. 285.1972	1970	Etching	plate 13 3/4 x 8 15/16" (34.9 x 22.7 cm) sheet 22 3/8 x 14 7/8" (56.7 x 37.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Fund
Pusher Print Acc. 287.1972	1972	Etching	plate 19 5/8 x 12" (49.8 x 30.5 cm) sheet 29 5/8 x 20 7/8" (75.3 x 53.1 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
Strung Out Print Acc. 286.1972	1972	Etching	plate 17 9/16 x 11 15/16" (44.7 x 30.4 cm) sheet 29 1/2 x 20 7/8" (75 x 53 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Growing Up from Impressions: Our World, Volume I Print Acc. 247.1975.2	1973, published 1974	Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of seven etchings (five with aquatint, two with embossing)	plate: 13 5/8 × 11 1/2" (34.6 × 29.2 cm); sheet: 29 7/8 × 22" (75.9 × 55.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase