Artist Monograph

Bruce Nauman, American

American, born 1941

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Video 26 27.1%
Lithography 18 18.8%
Other Media 15 15.6%
Film 10 10.4%
Drawing 8 8.3%
Screenprint 6 6.3%
Watercolor 4 4.2%
Printmaking 3 3.1%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 49 51%
Media and Performance 32 33.3%
Painting & Sculpture 14 14.6%
Photography 1 1%

Production by Decade

29
1960s
26
1970s
23
1980s
7
1990s
3
2000s
8
2010s

Classification Types

  • Video — 32
  • Print — 29
  • Drawing — 13
  • Sculpture — 10
  • Illustrated Book — 3
  • Installation — 3
  • Periodical — 2
  • Photograph — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)711.5%
Medium (30–100 cm)2845.9%
Large (1–3 m)2134.4%
Monumental (> 3 m)58.2%

Range: 25.4 cm → 546.4 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19711
19752
19764
19771
19781
19821
19842
19852
19864
19874
19881
19901
19913
19956
199610
19972
19983
19992
20021
20053
20074
200815
20091
20102
20122

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 1, 1 North" — 1

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