Artist Monograph

Billy Al Bengston, American

American, 1934–2022

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	54	98.2%
Other Media	1	1.8%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	54	98.2%
Painting & Sculpture	1	1.8%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	38	69.1%
Medium (30–100 cm)	15	27.3%
Large (1–3 m)	2	3.6%

Range: 7.3 cm → 122.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1965	1
1974	53
1983	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 55 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Gregory Painting Acc. 628.1965	1961	Lacquer and synthetic enamel on board	48 1/8 x 48 1/8" (122 x 122 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Larry Aldrich Foundation Fund
Bamby's Dracula Print Acc. 1017.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 6 15/16 × 6 1/2" (17.6 × 16.5 cm); sheet: 14 × 13 7/16" (35.5 × 34.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Bostic Dracula Print Acc. 1044.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 9 1/8 × 8 5/16" (23.2 × 21.1 cm); sheet (irreg.): 13 15/16 × 13 9/16" (35.4 × 34.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Cockatoo AAA Dracula Print Acc. 1005.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet (irreg.): 11 3/16 × 10 5/8" (28.4 × 27 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Cockatoo Dracula Print Acc. 1006.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet (irreg.): 11 9/16 × 11 1/4" (29.4 × 28.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Dan River Dracula Print Acc. 1028.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 6 5/8 × 6 3/16" (16.9 × 15.7 cm); sheet: 7 3/4 × 7 1/2" (19.7 × 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Downtowner Dracula Print Acc. 1010.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet (irreg.): 10 7/8 × 10 7/8" (27.6 × 27.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
El Reposo Dracula Print Acc. 1045.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 6 1/2 × 6 11/16" (16.5 × 17 cm); sheet (irreg.): 13 7/8 × 13 3/8" (35.2 × 34 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Executive Party Dracula Print Acc. 1008.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 11 1/8 × 11 1/16" (28.3 × 28.1 cm); sheet (irreg.): 11 1/8 × 11 1/16" (28.3 × 28.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Galaxie Dracula Print Acc. 1014.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 7/16" (39.3 × 31.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Hi Hat AAA Dracula Print Acc. 1049.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 16 3/4 × 22 15/16" (42.6 × 58.2 cm); sheet: 24 5/8 × 29 15/16" (62.5 × 76.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Hi Hat Dracula Print Acc. 1048.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 16 7/8 × 27 13/16" (42.9 × 70.7 cm); sheet: 24 5/8 × 30" (62.5 × 76.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Hi-Pal Dracula Print Acc. 1047.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 17 9/16 × 28 7/16" (44.6 × 72.2 cm); sheet: 24 5/8 × 30 1/2" (62.6 × 77.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Hollywood Hawaiian Dracula Print Acc. 1011.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet (irreg.): 11 5/8 × 11 3/8" (29.5 × 28.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Hollywood Tropics Dracula Print Acc. 1018.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 8 11/16 × 8" (22 × 20.3 cm); sheet: 13 15/16 × 13 7/16" (35.4 × 34.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Jet Inn Dracula Print Acc. 1026.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 21 5/8 × 21 5/8" (54.9 × 54.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Joiner's Unique Dracula Print Acc. 1025.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 21 9/16 × 21 9/16" (54.7 × 54.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
King Dracula (Le Roi Dracula) Print Acc. 1030.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 21 5/8 x 21 1/2" (54.9 x 54.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Lotus Dracula Print Acc. 1046.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 13 9/16 × 13" (34.4 × 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Mecca Dracula Print Acc. 1029.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 21 9/16 × 21 9/16" (54.8 × 54.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Moytel Dracula Print Acc. 1016.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition: 9 1/2 × 8 7/8" (24.2 × 22.6 cm); sheet: 16 9/16 × 16 9/16" (42 × 42 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Nido Dracula Print Acc. 1027.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 7 11/16 × 7 7/16" (19.5 × 18.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Oasis Dracula Print Acc. 1024.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 7 7/8 × 7 1/2" (20 × 19 cm); sheet: 13 7/16 × 13" (34.2 × 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
One-O-Eight Dracula Print Acc. 1019.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 7 1/2 × 7 1/16" (19 × 18 cm); sheet: 21 9/16 × 21" (54.7 × 53.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Paradise Dracula Print Acc. 1007.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 2 7/8 × 2 1/2" (7.3 × 6.4 cm); sheet: 15 1/16 × 14" (38.2 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Cuarto Print Acc. 1034.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 1 5/8 × 5 1/4" (4.1 × 13.4 cm); sheet: 5 7/16 × 5 1/4" (13.8 × 13.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Decimo Print Acc. 1040.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 4 7/16 × 4 5/16" (11.3 × 10.9 cm); sheet: 5 7/16 × 5 1/4" (13.8 × 13.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Duodecimo Print Acc. 1042.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 5 3/8 × 4 13/16" (13.6 × 12.2 cm); sheet: 5 3/8 × 5 1/4" (13.7 × 13.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Grande Print Acc. 1043.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 5 3/8 × 14 11/16" (13.7 × 37.3 cm); sheet: 5 3/8 × 19 1/16" (13.7 × 48.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Noveno Print Acc. 1039.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 5 7/16 × 4 5/16" (13.8 × 11 cm); sheet: 5 7/16 × 5 1/4" (13.8 × 13.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Octavo Print Acc. 1038.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 4 3/8 × 3 7/16" (11.1 × 8.8 cm); sheet: 5 7/16 × 5 1/4" (13.8 × 13.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Primero Print Acc. 1031.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 4 13/16 × 4 1/2" (12.3 × 11.5 cm); sheet: 5 3/8 × 5 1/4" (13.7 × 13.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Quinto Print Acc. 1035.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 5 3/8 × 5 1/4" (13.7 × 13.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Segundo Print Acc. 1032.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition: 5 3/8 × 5 1/4" (13.7 × 13.3 cm); sheet: 5 3/8 × 5 1/4" (13.7 × 13.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Septimo Print Acc. 1037.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 3 5/8 × 3 5/8" (9.2 × 9.2 cm); sheet: 5 7/16 × 5 3/16" (13.8 × 13.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Sexto Print Acc. 1036.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 5 1/16 × 4 3/4" (12.8 × 12.1 cm); sheet: 5 7/16 × 5 1/4" (13.8 × 13.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Tercero Print Acc. 1033.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 5 3/8 × 5 1/4" (13.6 × 13.3 cm); sheet: 5 7/16 × 5 1/4" (13.8 × 13.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Players Dracula Undecimo Print Acc. 1041.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 2 7/16 × 3 1/8" (6.2 × 7.9 cm); sheet: 5 7/16 × 5 3/16" (13.8 × 13.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Rocket Dracula Cuarto Print Acc. 1053.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 11 3/4 × 11 3/4" (29.9 × 29.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Rocket Dracula Primero Print Acc. 1050.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 11 7/8 × 23 11/16" (30.1 × 60.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Rocket Dracula Quinto Print Acc. 1054.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 5 3/4 × 11 3/4" (14.6 × 29.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Rocket Dracula Segundo Print Acc. 1051.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 5 7/8 × 23 11/16" (15 × 60.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Rocket Dracula Sexto Print Acc. 1055.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 5 3/4 × 11 3/4" (14.6 × 29.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Rocket Dracula Tercero Print Acc. 1052.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 11 13/16 × 11 3/4" (30 × 29.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Royal Viking Dracula Print Acc. 1004.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 10 1/4 × 9 3/4" (26 × 24.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Saga Dracula Cuarto Print Acc. 1023.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 4 15/16 × 4 11/16" (12.6 × 11.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Saga Dracula Primero Print Acc. 1020.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 4 15/16 × 4 5/8" (12.6 × 11.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Saga Dracula Segundo Print Acc. 1021.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 4 15/16 × 4 11/16" (12.6 × 11.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Saga Dracula Tercero Print Acc. 1022.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 4 15/16 × 4 5/8" (12.6 × 11.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Satellite Dracula Print Acc. 1013.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 8 1/16 × 7 5/16" (20.5 × 18.5 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 × 21 7/16" (56 × 54.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Sunset Marvel Dracula Print Acc. 1012.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition: 20 15/16 × 20 1/2" (53.2 × 52 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 × 21 7/16" (56 × 54.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Twilight Executive Dracula Print Acc. 1009.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet (irreg.): 10 11/16 × 10 13/16" (27.1 × 27.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Viking Dracula Print Acc. 1003.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet (irreg.): 11 5/8 × 11 5/16" (29.5 × 28.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Winona's Dracula Print Acc. 1015.1968	1968	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Night Running (Noche Corrida) Print Acc. 539.1983	1982	Lithograph and collage	irreg. sheet 25 7/16 x 45 1/16" (64.6 x 114.4 cm) irreg. composition 25 7/16 x 45 1/16" (64.6 x 114.4 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