Artist Monograph

Dick Higgins, American

Dick Higgins is represented by 178 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as american.

American, born England. 1938–1998

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Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	116	65.2%
Film	21	11.8%
Photography	15	8.4%
Drawing	10	5.6%
Printmaking	5	2.8%
Screenprint	3	1.7%

Technique range

Dick Higgins’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Other Media, with secondary engagement in Film, Photography, Drawing, Printmaking, Screenprint.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 178 works attributed to Dick Higgins, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Dick Higgins is catalogued under American nationality. See the full American artists hub.

Contemporaries among American artists

16315
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
works at MoMA
3358
Louise Bourgeois
works at MoMA
2199
Ellsworth Kelly
works at MoMA
1338
Lee Friedlander
works at MoMA
932
George Maciunas
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1938–1998 (60 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 150 shown of 178

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
"Cal Arts" film Video Acc. FC966		Film		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
1000 Symphonies / Fourth Finale Audio Acc. FC4859		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
5 Electronic Constellations Audio Acc. FC4855		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
5 Electronic Constellations Audio Acc. FC4856		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
5 Electronic Constellations Audio Acc. FC4857		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
5 Electronic Constellations A, B Audio Acc. FC4851		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
5 Electronic Constellations C, D Audio Acc. FC4852		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
5 Electronic Constellations E, F Audio Acc. FC4853		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Bells Audio Acc. FC5034		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
City with All the Angles Audio Acc. FC5007		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Concert of Advanced Music at the Living Theater Audio Acc. FC4854		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
der Einschluss vom Friedrich der Grosze Audio Acc. FC4910		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Egg tape A Audio Acc. FC4914		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Eine Heutliche Deutlich Sprache #2 Audio Acc. FC908		Cassette		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Epitome (café) Performances Audio Acc. FC4918		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Fabelhafte Getravate (?) Audio Acc. FC4916		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Five Electronic Constellations Audio Acc. FC4846.1		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Five Electronic Constellations Audio Acc. FC4846.2		CD		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Flaming City Tape 2 Audio Acc. FC5104		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
For The Dead Video Acc. FC953.1		16mm Color print looped made 12/94 by Guffanti Film Labs, Marvin Soloway		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
For The Dead Video Acc. FC965		Film in wood box		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
For The Dead and Invocations of Canyons and Boulders Film Acc. FC964.a-b		Two 16mm films, color, sound		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis 82 Audio Acc. FC4850		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Half a Hat Multiple Acc. FC2916	n.d.	Cut hat	overall (irreg.): 4 3/4 × 11 13/16 × 4 3/4" (12 × 30 × 12 cm)	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Hank and Mary Without Apologies Video Acc. FC5000		VHS tape		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Hank and Mary Without Apologies 7/8 Video Acc. FC5105		16mm film		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Hendricks Interview Audio Acc. FC5008		Cassette tape		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Interview 11/15/57 on Lady's Not for Burning Music Audio Acc. FC5005		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Invocation of Canyons and Boulders Multiple Acc. FC1882		Plastic box with offset label containing film reel	overall (closed): 4 × 4 3/4 × 1" (10.2 × 12 × 2.5 cm)	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Invocation of Canyons and Boulders for Stan Brackage Video Acc. FC912				Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Invocations of Canyons and Boulders Video Acc. FC953.2		16mm Color print looped made 12/94 by Guffanti Film Labs, Marvin Soloway		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Loud Symphony No. 2 Audio Acc. FC4858		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Martin Audio Acc. FC5028		1/4 inch reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Martin Audio Acc. FC5030		1/4 inch reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Martin lip synch sound track Audio Acc. FC5031		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Mechanical Music No. 2 / Suiciding / Mechanical Music No. 3 / 52/3 Minutes for Dick Maxfield Audio Acc. FC4860		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Mechanical Music No. 5 Audio Acc. FC4848		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Misc performances 1959-1960 Audio Acc. FC5020		Cassette		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Music of 1750, Films Video Acc. FC880.a-b		16mm film, color and sound		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Nam June Paik Interview Audio Acc. FC5009		Cassette tape		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Newton Harrison Interview Audio Acc. FC5010		Cassette tape		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Old material from "Requiem for Wagner the Criminal Mayor" Audio Acc. FC5012		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Philip Corner Interview Audio Acc. FC5004		Cassette tape		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Probably Scenario and Mysteries Video Acc. FC882.a-b		16mm film, black and white, sound		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Requiem for Wagner The Criminal Mayor – "Eggs" and "Gifts" Audio Acc. FC5035		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Rothenberg Interview (2 parts) Audio Acc. FC5011.a-b		2 cassette tapes		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Spring Game "Copy" Video Acc. FC5003		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Spring Game (copy) Audio Acc. FC5013		BASF box		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Spring Game (tape 2) Audio Acc. FC5016		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
St Joan At Baurevoir, music quotes and sounds for offstage tape recorder Audio Acc. FC5014		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
St Joan At Beaurevoir 1 Audio Acc. FC5006.1		reel to reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
St Joan At Beaurevoir 1-7 Audio Acc. FC5006.1-7		reel to reel, 7 boxes		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
St Joan At Beaurevoir 2 Audio Acc. FC5006.2		reel to reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
St Joan At Beaurevoir 3 Audio Acc. FC5006.3		reel to reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
St Joan At Beaurevoir 4 Audio Acc. FC5006.4		reel to reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
St Joan At Beaurevoir 5 Audio Acc. FC5006.5		reel to reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
St Joan At Beaurevoir 6 Audio Acc. FC5006.6		reel to reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
St Joan At Beaurevoir 7 Audio Acc. FC5006.7		reel to reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Stacked Deck Audio Acc. FC4861		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Stacked Deck (2 performances) Audio Acc. FC4849		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Structure with Subject Matter Audio Acc. FC4917		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
The Moon is Rising Audio Acc. FC5032		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
The Moon is Rising Audio Acc. FC5033		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Theater Music Nineser Twenty Threeser Fifty Nineser Audio Acc. FC4911		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Two cassette tapes for Requiem for Wagner the Criminal Mayor Audio Acc. FC1851.a-b		cassettes	Each: 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 2 11/16" (1.7 x 10.9 x 6.9 cm)	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Unidentified loop in cardboard box Video Acc. FC5022		Film loop		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Untitled Audio Acc. FC4847		Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Variety of Films Video Acc. FC910		VHS		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Tape Piece #1 Higgins on Schoenberg, Handel, Henry, Schuman… Audio Acc. FC4908	1955	Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
3 Night Song(s) for Flute & Voices / 2 Sobre (sober) Meditations for Tape Recorder Audio Acc. FC4905	1957	Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
"()repa()ee Music"/Dick Carter Audio Acc. FC4903	1958	Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis No. 2 (or possibly No. 23) Drawing Acc. 2238.2008	c. 1958–59	Pencil on paper	8 3/8 x 10 13/16" (21.2 x 27.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Reading Gertrude Stein's "Captain Walter Arnold" Audio Acc. FC4920	1958-1959	Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Reading Gertrude Stein's "Narration" Audio Acc. FC4907	1958-1959	Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Untitled Video Acc. FC5123	c. 1958	Film		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis No. 19 (Act One of Saint Joan at Beaurevoir) Drawing Acc. 2239.2008	1959	Felt-tip pen, ink, and pencil on paper	14 x 16 7/8" (35.6 x 42.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis No. 24 Drawing Acc. 2240.2008	1959	Pencil on paper	16 3/4 x 13 13/16" (42.5 x 35.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis No. 27 (Drama for Rubber Stamp and Tragedians) Print Acc. 2242.2008	1959	Stamped ink on paper	sheet: 3 1/16 x 5" (7.8 x 12.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis No. 59 Drawing Acc. 2241.2008	1959	Ink on paper	10 15/16 x 8 1/2" (27.8 x 21.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Vocal Composition 1959, and others Audio Acc. FC5025	1959	Cassette		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis No. 82 Drawing Acc. 2243.2008	1960	Ink on paper	10 11/16 x 10 15/16" (27.1 x 27.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
In Memoriam Audio Acc. FC4909	Summer 1960	Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Inroads Rebuff'd from Fluxshop Installation Acc. 2980.2008.39a-b	1960	217 sheets total, in two parts	sheet (each): 8 3/16 x 7 11/16" (20.8 x 19.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
What Are Legends a Clarification from Fluxshop Installation Acc. 2980.2008.38	1960	Offset book	overall (closed): 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 x 1/8" (21.5 x 14 x 0.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis 89, for a drama Drawing Acc. 2244.2008	1961	Ink on paper	sheet: 13 7/8 x 16 3/4" (35.2 x 42.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Inroads Rebuff'd (pages 1-2) from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 3084.2008.10	1961, assembled c. 1965-66	Double-sided offset	book: 7 9/16 × 8 7/16 × 2 3/8" (19.2 × 21.5 × 6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Inroads Rebuff'd (pages 1-2) from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2187.2008.13	1961, assembled 1964	Double-sided offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 2 3/16" (19.1 × 21 × 5.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Inroads Rebuff'd (pages 1-2) from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2904.2008.10	1961, assembled 1964–65	Double-sided offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 3/8 × 1 13/16" (19.1 × 21.2 × 4.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Inroads Rebuff'd (pages 1-2) from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2987.2008.11	1961, assembled c.1965	Double-sided offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 7/16 × 1 15/16" (19.1 × 21.4 × 5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Inroads Rebuff'd (pages 1-2) from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2430.2008.11	1961, assembled 1964	Double-sided offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 7/16 × 2 3/16" (19.1 × 21.4 × 5.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Inroads Rebuff'd (pages 1-2) from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2986.2008.10	1961, assembled 1964	Double-sided offset	book: 7 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 3/16" (19.2 x 21 x 3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Inroads Rebuff'd (pages 3-4) from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 3084.2008.11	1961, assembled c. 1965-66	Double-sided offset	book: 7 9/16 × 8 7/16 × 2 3/8" (19.2 × 21.5 × 6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Inroads Rebuff'd (pages 3-4) from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2187.2008.14	1961, assembled 1964	Double-sided offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 2 3/16" (19.1 × 21 × 5.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Inroads Rebuff'd (pages 3-4) from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2987.2008.12	1961, assembled c.1965	Double-sided offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 7/16 × 1 15/16" (19.1 × 21.4 × 5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Inroads Rebuff'd (pages 3-4) from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2430.2008.12	1961, assembled 1964	Double-sided offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 7/16 × 2 3/16" (19.1 × 21.4 × 5.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Inroads Rebuff'd (pages 3-4) from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2986.2008.11	1961, assembled 1964	Double-sided offset	book: 7 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 3/16" (19.2 x 21 x 3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
One Hundred Plays Print Acc. 4274.2008	1961	Mimeograph on 54 sheets, stapled	overall (closed): 11 1/16 × 8 11/16 × 3/8" (28.1 × 22 × 1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
"The sound of animals dying thirteen to one" from 27 Episodes for the Aquarian Theatre, Die Lupe Cinema, Cologne, November 11, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3725.2008.B01	November 11, 1962	Gelatin silver print		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
"This is Glue" from Colloquial and Sentimental Edifices, Die Lupe Cinema, Cologne, November 11, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3725.2008.E01	November 11, 1962	Gelatin silver print		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
"This is Glue" from Colloquial and Sentimental Edifices, Die Lupe Cinema, Cologne, November 11, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3725.2008.F01	November 11, 1962	Gelatin silver print		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
"This is my knight in shining armor" from Colloquial and Sentimental Edifices, Die Lupe Cinema, Cologne, November 11, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3725.2008.C01	November 11, 1962	Gelatin silver print		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
"Time" from 27 Episodes for the Aquarian Theatre, Die Lupe Cinema, Cologne, November 11, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3725.2008.A01	November 11, 1962	Gelatin silver print		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
"Time" from 27 Episodes for the Aquarian Theatre, Die Lupe Cinema, Cologne, November 11, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3725.2008.A02	November 11, 1962	Gelatin silver print		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Danger Music No. 17 (1962) Photograph Acc. 2248.2008	c. 1962	Gelatin silver print	image: 9 5/16 x 7 5/16" (23.6 x 18.5 cm); sheet: 9 15/16 x 7 15/16" (25.2 x 20.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Danger Music No. 24 Print Acc. 3118.2008	1962	Typewriting and ballpoint pen on index card	sheet: 2 15/16 x 4 15/16" (7.5 x 12.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Danger Music Number Fifteen Print Acc. 2245.2008	1962	Mimeograph	sheet: 3 x 5 1/16" (7.6 x 12.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Danger Music Number Seventeen Print Acc. 2246.2008	1962	Mimeograph and ballpoint pen on cardstock	sheet: 2 15/16 x 5" (7.5 x 12.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
dé-coll/age, no. 2 Periodical Acc. 3959.2008	1962	Periodical, letterpress, offset, and photocopy printed	overall (closed): 11 9/16 × 8 3/16 × 3/16" (29.3 × 20.8 × 0.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Dick Higgins, The Broadway Opera, Die Lupe cinema, Cologne Photograph Acc. 3725.2008.A-F	November 11, 1962	Gelatin silver prints		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Flaming City Film Acc. 4442.2008.a-d	1962	Film		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis 118 Drawing Acc. 2249.2008.1a-b	1962	Ballpoint pen on two sheets of paper	sheet: 8 7/8 x 14 3/16" (22.5 x 36 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis 118 Print Acc. 2249.2008.2	1962	Cut-and-pasted photostat with pressure-sensitive tape on board	sheet: 9 7/16 x 8 1/16" (24 x 20.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis 118 Drawing Acc. 2249.2008.1-2	1962	Ballpoint pen on two sheets of paper and cut-and-pasted photostat and pressure-sensitive tape on board	sheet (instructions): 8 7/8 x 14 3/16" (22.5 x 36 cm); sheet (score): 9 7/16 x 8 1/16" (24 x 20.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis No. 62, Die Lupe Cinema, Cologne, November 11, 1962 Photograph Acc. 3725.2008.D01	November 11, 1962	Gelatin silver print		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Invocation of Canyons and Boulders Film Acc. FC5001	1962	16mm film		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Requiem for Wagner the Criminal Mayor Audio Acc. 2251.2008.1a-e	1962	5 reel to reel audio tapes		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Requiem for Wagner the Criminal Mayor Drawing Acc. 2251.2008.2a-l	1962	Envelope with two photographs and printed papers	overall: 14 3/4 × 9 1/2" (37.5 × 24.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Requiem for Wagner the Criminal Mayor Audio Acc. 2251.2008.1-3	1962	5 reel to reel audio tapes, 2 cassette tapes and related notations		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Requiem for Wagner the Criminal Mayor, Part I & Part II Audio Acc. 2251.2008.3a-b	1962			Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
The End Film Acc. FC881	1962	16mm film, black and white		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
The End Video Acc. FC4998	1962	VHS tape		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
The End Video Acc. FC4999	1962	PAL tape		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Untitled Drawing Acc. 4275.2008	1962	Cut-and-pasted printed papers on board with ink, ballpoint pen, and correction fluid	sheet: 14 13/16 × 17 5/8" (37.7 × 44.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Danger Music No. 28 Drawing Acc. 2252.2008	1963	Typewriting on paper	sheet: 2 15/16 x 4 15/16" (7.4 x 12.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Dick Higgins' Graphis No. 118 (1962), performed during Festum Fluxorum/Fluxus/Musik und Antimusik/Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf, February 3, 1963 Photograph Acc. 2250.2008	1963	Gelatin silver print	image and sheet: 6 5/8 x 9 3/8" (16.9 x 23.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Speech Audio Acc. FC4902	1963?	Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Danger Music No. 17 (1962), performed at Café au Go Go, New York, November 2, 1964 Photograph Acc. 2247.2008	1964	Gelatin silver print	image and sheet: 6 11/16 x 7 3/16" (17 x 18.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Flyer for The Pre-Christmas Rush, various locations, New York, December 1964 Print Acc. 4276.2008	1964	Offset lithograph		Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
For the Dead Video Acc. FC913	1964-1966	VCR videotape		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
For the Dead Film Acc. FC5002	1964–1966	16mm film		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Graphis 118, performed during Fully Guaranteed 12 Fluxus Concerts, on street outside Fluxhall, 359 Canal Street, New York, May 23, 1964 Photograph Acc. 3734.2008.I01.x1-x7	1964	Gelatin silver print	sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16" (25.3 × 20.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Invocation of Canyons and Boulders for Stan Brackage from Fluxkit Multiple Acc. 2426.2008.14	1964, assembled 1965	Plastic box containing film	overall (box): 3 15/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/16" (10 x 12 x 3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Lecture #6 On the Dance Audio Acc. FC4915	April 22, 1964	Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Portrait from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 3084.2008.9	1964, assembled c. 1965-66	Offset	book: 7 9/16 × 8 7/16 × 2 3/8" (19.2 × 21.5 × 6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Portrait from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2187.2008.12	1964	Offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 2 3/16" (19.1 × 21 × 5.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Portrait from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2904.2008.9	1964–65	Offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 3/8 × 1 13/16" (19.1 × 21.2 × 4.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Portrait from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2987.2008.10	1964, assembled c.1965	Offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 7/16 × 1 15/16" (19.1 × 21.4 × 5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Portrait from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2430.2008.10	1964	Offset	book: 7 1/2 × 8 7/16 × 2 3/16" (19.1 × 21.4 × 5.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Portrait from Fluxus 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 2986.2008.9	1964	Offset	book: 7 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 3/16" (19.2 x 21 x 3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Invocation of Canyons and Boulders Multiple Acc. 3925.2008	c. 1965	Plastic box containing film reel and offset card	overall (closed): 1 3/16 × 3 15/16 × 4 3/4" (3 × 10 × 12 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Invocation of Canyons and Boulders Multiple Acc. 2254.2008	1965	Plastic box with offset labels, containing film loops	overall (closed): 4 3/4 x 3 15/16 x 1" (12 x 10 x 2.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Invocation of Canyons and Boulders Print Acc. FC1859	c. 1965	Offset card	sheet: 2 3/8 x 2 3/8" (6 x 6 cm)	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Invocation of Canyons and Boulders Multiple Acc. 3924.2008	c. 1965	Plastic box containing film reel and offset card	overall (closed): 4 × 4 3/4 × 1 1/8" (10.2 × 12 × 2.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Invocation of Canyons and Boulders from Fluxkit Multiple Acc. 2182.2008.8.a-c	1965	Plastic box with offset label, containing film loop and offset card with stamped ink additions	component (box): 1 x 4 11/16 x 3 15/16" (2.6 x 11.9 x 10 cm); component (card): 2 3/8 x 2 3/8" (6.1 x 6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
"Do You Believe Me?" Multiple Acc. 4277.2008	1966	Engraved Tiffany & Co. sterling silver box	overall (closed): 1 7/16 × 3 11/16 × 13/16" (3.7 × 9.4 × 2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
George Brecht and Donna Brewer Brecht Photograph Acc. FC1433	1967	Chromogenic color print	Frame: 10 3/16 x 8 1/8 x 9/16" (25.8 x 20.6 x 1.5 cm)	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Homage to Satie from Situazione (First series) Print Acc. 4033.2008	1967	Letterpress	sheet: 27 5/8 x 19 5/8" (70.2 x 49.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Ommage Al Alison, El Happening El Durismo/Purismo Audio Acc. FC4906	1967	Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
"Plug" Improvised Model Audio Acc. FC4919	1968	Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Litany#3 for Organ / Litanies #3, #4, #5 on Piano Audio Acc. FC4904.a-b	1968	Open reel		Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Dick Higgins are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 178 works attributed to Dick Higgins.

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Based on MoMA's holdings, Dick Higgins's most represented medium is Other Media.

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Dick Higgins is catalogued as American in MoMA's Artists index.