Artist Monograph

Carrie Mae Weems, American

American, born 1953

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Printmaking	18	72%
Photography	5	20%
Video	1	4%
Drawing	1	4%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Photography	24	96%
Media and Performance	1	4%

Production by Decade

1990s

2000s

2020s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	4.2%
Medium (30–100 cm)	22	91.7%
Large (1–3 m)	1	4.2%

Range: 19.0 cm → 106.7 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1991	1
1997	18
2007	1
2011	2
2016	1
2020	1
2025	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 25 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled (Man smoking) Photograph Acc. 343.1991	1990	Gelatin silver print	27 3/16 × 27 1/16" (69 × 68.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
Untitled (woman and daughter with makeup) Photograph Acc. 71.2020	1990	Gelatin silver print	27 3/16 × 27 3/16" (69.1 × 69.1 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 (woman and daughter with makeup) Photograph Acc. 484.2011	1990	Gelatin silver print, printed 2010	10 × 10" (25.4 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Light Work, Carrie Mae Weems, and Robert B. Menschel
The Shape of Things Photograph Acc. 725.2007.a-b	1993	Gelatin silver prints	Each approx. 26 7/8 × 26 15/16" (68.2 × 68.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Robert B. Menschel
Untitled Photograph Acc. 1151.2011	1994	Gelatin silver print	19 1/16 × 19" (48.4 × 48.2 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
And Your Lack Became Another Man's Goose Photograph Acc. 70.1997.27	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Black and Tanned Your Whipped Wind of Change Howled Low Blowing Itself-Ha-Smack into the Middle of Ellington's Orchestra Billie Heard it too and Cried Strange Fruit Tears Photograph Acc. 70.1997.8	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Born with a Veil You Became Root Worker Juju Mama Voodoo Queen Hoodoo Doctor Photograph Acc. 70.1997.15	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Drivers Photograph Acc. 70.1997.22	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Field Photograph Acc. 70.1997.11	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
For Your Names You Took Hope & Humble Photograph Acc. 70.1997.9	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried Photograph Acc. 70.1997.1-34	1995-96	Chromogenic prints with sand-blasted text on glass	28 works: 26 3/4 × 22" (67.9 × 55.8 cm); 4 works: 22 × 26¾" (55.8 × 67.9 cm); 2 works: 43 1/2 × 33 1/2" (110.4 × 85 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
House Photograph Acc. 70.1997.10	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
In Your Sing Song Prayer You Asked Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? Photograph Acc. 70.1997.33	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Kitchen Photograph Acc. 70.1997.13	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Out of Deep Rivers Mixed Matched Mulattos a Variety of Types Mind You-Ha Sprang Up Everywhere Photograph Acc. 70.1997.21	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	19 15/16 × 23 7/8" (50.7 × 60.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Restless After the Longest Winter You Marched & Marched & Marched Photograph Acc. 70.1997.32	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Riders & Men of Letters Photograph Acc. 70.1997.23	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Some Laughed Long & Hard & Loud Photograph Acc. 70.1997.30	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	19 15/16 × 23 7/8" (50.6 × 60.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Yard Photograph Acc. 70.1997.12	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
You Became a Whisper a Symbol of a Voyage & by the Sweat of Your Brow You Laboured for Self Family & Other Photograph Acc. 70.1997.24	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
You Became Uncle Tom John & Clemens' Jim Photograph Acc. 70.1997.25	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Your Resistence was Found in the Food You Placed on the Master's Table-Ha Photograph Acc. 70.1997.14	1995-96	Chromogenic print with sand-blasted text on glass	19 15/16 × 23 7/8" (50.7 × 60.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift on behalf of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
After Manet Photograph Acc. 542.2016	2002	Inkjet print	7 1/2" (19 cm) (diameter) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Robert B. Menschel
Cyclorama – The Shape of Things, A Video in 7 Parts Video Acc. 112.2025	2021	High-definition video (color, sound)	40 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the International Council in honor of Glenn Lowry