Artist Monograph

Enzo Mari, Italian

Italian, 1932–2020

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	17	65.4%
Lithography	4	15.4%
Ceramics	4	15.4%
Textile	1	3.8%

Production by Decade

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	14	56%
Medium (30–100 cm)	11	44%

Range: 3.8 cm → 95.2 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1960	2
1961	1
1963	4
1965	2
1966	1
1967	1
1974	2
1985	1
1988	1
1995	2
1998	2
2000	1
2001	6

Italian Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 26 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Dynamic Optical Deformation of a Cube in a Sphere Design Acc. 501.1965.a-b	1958-63	Transparent polyester resin	4" diam (10.1 cm) on white plastic base 1/2 x 7 3/8 x 7 1/4" (1.3 x 18.5 x 18.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 10.16 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Larry Aldrich Foundation Fund
Object Design Acc. 586.1963	1959	Polyester resin and steel	1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16" (4 x 4 x 4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Purchase
Object Design Acc. 343.1960	1959	Iron ball in polyester resin	2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" (7 x 7 x 7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Chase Manhattan Bank
Object Design Acc. 344.1960	1959	Phenolic plastic ball in polyester resin	2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" (7 x 7 x 7") ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Chase Manhattan Bank
Object Design Acc. 349.1961	1959	Polyester resin	2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" (7 x 7 x 7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Wilder Green
Benbecula Paper Knife Design Acc. 2269.2001	1961–1962	Stainless steel	2 3/4 x 1 x 13 3/8" (7 x 2.5 x 34 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Elba Umbrella Stand Design Acc. 1314.2001	1961	Anticorodal and anodized aluminum	19 5/8 x 9 7/8" (49.8 x 25.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 25.08 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Given anonymously
Object Design Acc. 242.1965	1962	Polyester resin, chrome-plated steel, and cast iron	3 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16" (8 x 4 x 4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Greta Daniel Design Fund
Perpetual Calendar Design Acc. 352.1966	1962	Anodized aluminum and plastic	12 3/8 x 12 3/8 x 1/2" (31.4 x 31.4 x 1.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Philip Johnson Fund
Arte Programmata Design Acc. 755.1963.1-2	1963	Offset lithograph	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Olivetti Company
Arte Programmata Design Acc. 755.1963.2	1963	Offset lithograph	33 3/8 × 23 3/8" (84.8 × 59.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Olivetti Company
Arte Programmata, Kinetische Kunst Design Acc. 755.1963.1	1963	Offset lithograph	33 1/2 x 23 1/4" (85 x 59.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Olivetti Company
Ontwerp en Produktie Voorwerpen van Angelo Mangiarotti, Enzo Mari, Bruno Munari Design Acc. 350.1967	1966	Photolithograph	25 1/4 x 37 1/2" (64.0 x 95.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Stedlijk Museum, Amsterdam
Timor Perpetual Calendar Design Acc. 32.2000	1966	Plastic	6 9/16 x 4 11/16 x 3 9/16" (16.7 x 11.9 x 9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Paola Antonelli
Bambù Vases (model 3084) Design Acc. 1313.2001.1-2	1969	PVC	.1: 15 3/4 x 5 1/8" (40 x 13 cm) .2: 12 1/8 x 4 15/16" (30.8 x 12.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 13.02 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Given anonymously
Java Container Design Acc. 687.1995.a-b	1969–1970	Melamine	3 3/4 x 5 5/8" (9.5 x 14.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 14.30 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
In Attesa (Waiting) Wastepaper Baskets Design Acc. 688.1995.1-3	1970	Polypropylene	Each: 16 1/4 x 10 3/8 x 11 3/4" (41.3 x 26.4 x 29.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Sof-Sof Chair Design Acc. 204.1998	1971	Chrome-plated iron and fabric	31 1/2 x 18 x 20 7/8" (80 x 45.7 x 53 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Samos Bowl (model Q) Design Acc. 1312.2001	1973	Glazed porcelain	3 1/4 x 12" (8.3 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 30.50 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Given anonymously
Samos Bowl (model S) Design Acc. 468.1974	1973	Glazed porcelain	3 1/2 x 10 1/2" (8.9 x 26.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 26.60 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Lily Auchincloss Fund
Samos Bowl Model B Design Acc. 1311.2001	1973	Glazed porcelain	3 1/4 x 10 1/4" (8.3 x 26 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 26.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Given anonymously
Samos Vase (model U) Design Acc. 467.1974	1973	Glazed porcelain	6 1/2 x 5 1/2" (16.5 x 14 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 13.97 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Estée and Joseph Lauder Design Fund
Delos Ashtray (model 3119830) Design Acc. 367.1985	1979-80	Pressed glass	1 1/2 x 8 1/4" (3.8 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 21.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Tonietta Chair Design Acc. 1419.2001	1985	Aluminum and leather	32 5/8 x 15 1/4 x 18 7/8" (82.9 x 38.7 x 47.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Chio Wastepaper Baskets Design Acc. 401.1988.1-2	1986	Thermoplastic technopolymer	Each: 15 x 8 1/8 x 13 1/2" (38.1 x 20.6 x 34.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Flores Box Design Acc. 241.1998.1-3	1991	Thermoplastic polymer	3 x 12 1/4 x 6" (7.6 x 31.1 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer