Artist Monograph

Edward Kienholz, American

American, 1927–1994

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Watercolor	3	50%
Sculpture	1	16.7%
Other Media	1	16.7%
Etching	1	16.7%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	5	83.3%
Painting & Sculpture	1	16.7%

Production by Decade

3

1960s

1

1970s

2

1980s

Classification Types

Drawing — 3
Multiple — 1
Sculpture — 1
Print — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	5	83.3%
Large (1–3 m)	1	16.7%

Range: 31.8 cm → 101.6 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1965	1
1984	2
2005	2
2015	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 6 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
The Friendly Grey Computer–Star Gauge Model #54 Sculpture Acc. 605.1965.a-b	1965	Aluminum painted rocking chair, metal case, instrument boxes with dials, plastic case containing yellow and blue lights, panel with numbers, bell, "rocker switch", pack of index cards, directions for operation, light switch, telephone receiver, motor, and doll's legs	40 x 39 1/8 x 24 1/2" (101.3 x 99.2 x 62.1 cm), on aluminum sheet 48 1/8 x 36" (122 x 91.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Jean and Howard Lipman
For $131 Drawing Acc. 2049.2005	1969	Watercolor and stamped ink on paper in metal frame	12 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 1 1/2" (31.1 x 41.3 x 3.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection)
For $132 Drawing Acc. 2050.2005	1969	Watercolor and stamped ink on paper in metal frame	12 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 1/2" (31.1 x 41.3 x 1.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection)
For A Mans Certina Drawing Acc. 383.1984	1974	Metallic paint and watercolor on paper with zinc frame under glass	12 x 15 7/8" (30.6 x 40.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
The Block Head Multiple Acc. 1673.2015.a-b	1981	Multiple of pumice construction block, Fresnel lens system, wood, leather, and transistor radio	12 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 12 1/4" (31.8 × 21.6 × 31.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Volksemfänger with Mirror Print Acc. 230.1984	1983	Etching and collage	composition: 24 x 18 3/16" (61 x 46.2 cm); sheet: 24 x 18 3/16" (61 x 46.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase