Artist Monograph

Dorothy Liebes, American

American, 1899–1972

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	6	85.7%
Oil Painting	1	14.3%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	2	28.6%
Medium (30–100 cm)	3	42.9%
Large (1–3 m)	2	28.6%

Range: 17.8 cm → 139.7 cm (largest side)

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 7 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Upholstery textile Design Acc. 489.1975	c.1930-1947	Waxy silk	24 x 20" (61 x 50.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 61.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Given anonymously
Mexican plaid woven textile Design Acc. 495.1975	c. 1940	Wool, chenille, silk, cotton, and metal foil laminate	50 1/2 x 55" (128.3 x 139.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 128.27 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Given anonymously
Drapery fabric Design Acc. 494.1975	c. 1946	Wool and rayon	37 x 25" (94 x 63.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 94.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Given anonymously
Sample Blanket Showing Three Weaves Design Acc. 490.1975	c. 1946	Eiderdown, wool, rayon, and lurex	26 x 16 1/2" (66 x 41.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 66.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Given anonymously
Upholstery textile Design Acc. 493.1975	c. 1946	Cotton and chenille	41 1/2 x 47 1/2" (105.4 x 120.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 105.41 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Given anonymously
Upholstery textile Design Acc. 492.1975	c. 1946	Cotton, rayon, jute, and wool eiderdown	9 x 7" (22.9 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 22.86 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Wall textile Design Acc. 491.1975	c. 1946	Jute and wool	7 x 5 1/4" (17.8 x 13.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer