Artist Monograph

Christopher Wilmarth, American

American, 1943–1987

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	11	24.4%
Sculpture	10	22.2%
Etching	8	17.8%
Watercolor	7	15.6%
Drawing	7	15.6%
Gouache	2	4.4%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	31	68.9%
Painting & Sculpture	14	31.1%

Production by Decade

1960s

1970s

1980s

Classification Types

Drawing — 23
Sculpture — 14
Illustrated Book — 8

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	11	24.4%
Medium (30–100 cm)	22	48.9%
Large (1–3 m)	11	24.4%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	2.2%

Range: 21.3 cm → 449.6 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1971	1
1990	1
1996	1
1997	6
2004	1
2005	14
2011	8
2013	13

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 45 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Her Sides of Me Sculpture Acc. 807.2005	1964	Wood, cement and nails	6' 8" x 25 1/2" x 15" (203.2 x 64.8 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Left Drawing Acc. 184.1997	1968	Wood, plastic and graphite on paper on plywood	8 3/8 x 8 3/8 x 1 1/2" (21.3 x 21.3 x 3.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 185.1997	1968	Wood, plastic, and graphite on paper on plywood	8 3/8 x 8 3/8 x 1 1/2" (21.3 x 21.3 x 3.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund
Even Drawing Acc. 186.1997	1969	Wood, plastic, and graphite on paper on plywood	8 3/8 x 8 3/8 x 1 1/2" (21.3 x 21.3 x 3.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund
Her Sides of Me Drawing Acc. 187.1997	1969	Wood, plastic, and graphite on paper on plywood	8 3/8 x 8 3/8 x 1 1/2" (21.3 x 21.3 x 3.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund
Last Hands Sculpture Acc. 808.2005.a-d	1969	Glass, wired glass, and wood	48 x 12 1/8 x 10 1/2" (121.9 x 30.8 x 26.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Orange Forth Drawing Acc. 188.1997	1969	Wood, plastic, and graphite on paper on plywood	8 3/8 x 8 3/8 x 1 1/2" (21.3 x 21.3 x 3.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund
Reach Drawing Acc. 189.1997	1969	Wood, plastic, and graphite on paper on plywood	8 3/8 x 8 3/8 x 1 1/2" (21.3 x 21.3 x 3.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund
Thinner Sculpture Acc. 809.2005	1969-70	Glass and steel rods	14 x 46 5/8 x 12" (35.6 x 118.4 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Late Sculpture Acc. 810.2005	1970	Wired glass, glass, gunblue steel, and steel cable	30 x 59 x 8" (76.2 x 149.9 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Tina Turner Sculpture Acc. 811.2005	1970-71	Etched glass, clear glass, and steel cable	69 3/4" x 14' 9" x 58" (177.2 x 449.6 x 147.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Fats Sculpture Acc. 812.2005	1971	Etched glass and steel cable	12 x 30 x 12" (30.5 x 76.2 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Maiden Lane Sculpture Acc. 813.2005	1971	Wired glass (partially etched) and steel cable	16" x 9' x 7" (40.6 x 274.3 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Tarp Sculpture Acc. 423.1971.a-f	1971	Curved strips of glass suspended from wire-and-nail wall configurations	26 1/4 x 68 1/2 x 4 1/2" (66.5 x 174 x 11.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 9.07 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Advisory Committee Fund
Double Clearing #5 for Hank Williams Drawing Acc. 37.2013	1972	Watercolor, pencil, and staples on layers of cut paper	9 7/8 x 13 1/2" (25.1 x 34.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
Nine Clearings for a Standing Man #8 Drawing Acc. 38.2013	1973	Ink and pencil on paper	13 1/2 x 11" (34.3 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
Nine Clearings for a Standing Man #9 Sculpture Acc. 69.2005.a-e	1973	Etched glass, steel, and steel cable	6' 8" x 60" x 6 3/4" (203.2 x 152.4 x 17.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Marguerite K. Stone Bequest; Louise Reinhardt Smith Bequest; and Aristide Maillol Fund (all by exchange)
Untitled Drawing Acc. 39.2013	1973	Pencil and staples on layers of cut paper	13 3/8 x 19" (34 x 48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
Untitled Drawing Acc. 40.2013	1973	Watercolor and pencil on paper	18 x 24" (45.7 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
Scale Studies for College Wall Drawing Acc. 41.2013	1974	Watercolor and pencil on cut paper	18 x 24" (45.7 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
Untitled Drawing Acc. 42.2013	(c. 1975)	Watercolor and pencil on cut paper	7 x 10 1/4" (17.8 x 26 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
Untitled Drawing Acc. 43.2013	(1975–76)	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on cut paper	13 x 17 1/2" (33 x 44.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
Is-Was (Deep) Drawing Acc. 45.2013	1976	Graphite wash and pencil on transparentized paper	29 x 22" (73.7 x 55.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
Is-Was (Passing) Drawing Acc. 47.2013	1976	Graphite wash and pencil on transparentized paper	29 x 22" (73.7 x 55.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
Is-Was (Softly) Drawing Acc. 44.2013	1976	Graphite wash and pencil on transparentized paper	29 x 22" (73.7 x 55.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
Is-Was (Softly) Detail Drawing Acc. 46.2013	1976	Graphite wash and pencil on transparentized paper	29 x 22" (73.7 x 55.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
Tilting Ardor Sculpture Acc. 814.2005	1977	Steel and etched glass	7' x 18" x 12" (213.4 x 45.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Untitled Drawing Acc. 48.2013	(c. 1978)	Watercolor and pencil on cut paper	16 x 12 1/8" (40.6 x 30.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
When Winter on Forgotten Woods Moves Somber Drawing Acc. 49.2013	(c. 1979)	Watercolor and pencil on cut paper	10 1/8 x 7" (25.7 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Estate of Susan Wilmarth
Gnomon's Parade (Standard) Sculpture Acc. 815.2005	1980	Etched glass and steel	8' x 44" x 38" (243.8 x 111.8 x 96.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Insert myself within your story… from Seven Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 1023.2011.3	1981	One from an illustrated book with seven etching and aquatints	plate (each): 12 5/16 x 8 3/16" (31.2 x 20.8 cm); sheet: 15 11/16 x 22 5/8" (39.8 x 57.5 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 Agnes Gund
My old books closed from Seven Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 1023.2011.2	1981	One from an illustrated book with seven etching and aquatints	plate (each): 12 5/16 x 8 3/16" (31.2 x 20.8 cm); sheet: 15 11/16 x 22 5/8" (39.8 x 57.5 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 Agnes Gund
Saint from Seven Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 1023.2011.5	1981	One from an illustrated book with seven etching and aquatints	plate (each): 12 5/16 x 8 3/16" (31.2 x 20.8 cm); sheet: 15 11/16 x 22 5/8" (39.8 x 57.5 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 Agnes Gund
Seven Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 1023.2011.1-7	1981	Illustrated book with seven etching and aquatints	plate (each): 12 5/16 x 8 3/16" (31.2 x 20.8 cm); sheet (each): 15 11/16 x 22 5/8" (39.8 x 57.5 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 Agnes Gund
Sigh from Seven Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 1023.2011.4	1981	One from an illustrated book with seven etching and aquatints	plate (each): 12 5/16 x 8 3/16" (31.2 x 20.8 cm); sheet: 15 11/16 x 22 5/8" (39.8 x 57.5 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 Agnes Gund
The Whole Soul Summed Up Sculpture Acc. 816.2005.a-c	1981-82	Etched glass and steel	23 1/4 x 17 1/4 x 6" (59.1 x 43.8 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Edward R. Broida
The whole soul summed up… from Seven Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 1023.2011.7	1981	One from an illustrated book with seven etching and aquatints	plate (each): 12 5/16 x 8 3/16" (31.2 x 20.8 cm); sheet: 15 11/16 x 22 5/8" (39.8 x 57.5 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 Agnes Gund
Toast from Seven Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 1023.2011.6	1981	One from an illustrated book with seven etching and aquatints	plate (each): 12 5/16 x 8 3/16" (31.2 x 20.8 cm); sheet: 15 11/16 x 22 5/8" (39.8 x 57.5 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 Agnes Gund
When Winter on forgotten woods moves somber… from Seven Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 1023.2011.1	1981	One from an illustrated book with seven etching and aquatints	plate (each): 12 5/16 x 8 3/16" (31.2 x 20.8 cm); sheet: 15 11/16 x 22 5/8" (39.8 x 57.5 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 Agnes Gund
Her Sides of Me Sculpture Acc. 817.2005	1983-84	Etched glass, steel and bronze	6' x 41 1/2" x 8" (182.9 x 105.4 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Self-Portrait with Sliding Light Sculpture Acc. 477.1996	1987	Steel, bronze and lead	53 5/8 x 16 7/8 x 7 1/4" (136.2 x 42.8 x 18.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Susan Wilmarth
Twelve Drawings from the Forty-Fourth Year: #12 Delancey Backs Drawing Acc. 185.2004	1987	Pencil on prepared paper	10 x 8 1/2" (25.4 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Twelve Drawings from the Forty-Fourth Year: Emanation (for Enzo Nocera), No. 1 Drawing Acc. 819.2005	1987	Pencil and gouache on two sheets of cut paper prepared with gouache and synthetic polymer paint	13 x 11" (33 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Twelve Drawings from the Forty-Fourth Year: Her Sides of Me, No. 11 Drawing Acc. 818.2005	1987	Pencil, crayon, and gouache on two sheets of cut paper prepared with synthetic polymer paint	13 x 11" (33 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Untitled Drawing Acc. 262.1990	1987	Graphite, graphite wash, gesso and rabbit-skin glue on paper	30 x 22 1/4" (76.3 x 56.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund