Artist Monograph

Frank O. Gehry, American

American, born Canada 1929

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	7	53.8%
Drawing	3	23.1%
Screenprint	1	7.7%
Sculpture	1	7.7%
Oil Painting	1	7.7%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Architecture & Design	12	92.3%
Drawings & Prints	1	7.7%

Production by Decade

4

1970s

5

1980s

3

1990s

1

2000s

Classification Types

Design — 8
Architecture — 4
Print — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	7.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	11	84.6%
Large (1–3 m)	1	7.7%

Range: 24.5 cm → 208.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1987	1
1988	2
1990	2
1992	2
1993	2
1994	1
2002	2
2009	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 13 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Easy Edges Side Chairs Design Acc. 161.1993.1-6	1970-72	Laminated corrugated cardboard	Each: 32 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 20" (81.9 x 38.7 x 50.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of John C. Waddell
Easy Edges Body Contour Rocker Design Acc. 265.2002	1971	Laminated corrugated fiberboard	26 x 24 3/8 x 41 3/4" (66 x 61.9 x 106 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 106.05 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Easy Edges Side Chair Design Acc. 252.2002	1972	Laminated corrugated cardboard, fiberboard	33 1/2 x 16 5/8 x 24 1/8" (85.1 x 42.2 x 61.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Edgar Smith
Familian House Project, Santa Monica, California (Scale model, 1/4" = 1') Architecture Acc. 393.1988	1977-78	Foam core board, cardboard, balsa, metallic foil, and grey paper	14 x 25 x 50" (35.5 x 63.5 x 127 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Easy Edges Dining Table Design Acc. 160.1993	1982	Laminated corrugated cardboard	29 x 82 x 35 3/4" (73.6 x 208.3 x 90.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of John C. Waddell
Winton Guest House, Wayzata, Minnesota Architecture Acc. 440.1987	1983–1987	Wood, plastic, and plaster	11 3/4 x 24 x 24" (29.8 x 61 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Sketch for Fishdance Restaurant, Kobe, Japan, Exterior perspective Architecture Acc. 485.1990	1986-87	Ink on paper	9 x 12" (22.9 X 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Barbara Pine in Memory of Morris Goldman
Bubbles Chaise Longue Design Acc. 141.1988	1987	Corrugated cardboard with fire-retardant coating	27 3/4 x 29 x 76 3/8" (70.5 x 73.7 x 194 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Kenneth Walker Fund
Sketch for Bubbles Lounge Chair Design Acc. 493.1990	1987	Ink on paper	9 x 12" (22.9 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Barbara Pine in Memory of Morris Goldman
University of Toledo Center for the Visual Arts, Toledo, Ohio, Exterior perspective Architecture Acc. 378.1994	1990	Ink on paper	9 x 12" (22.9 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect in honor of Lily Auchincloss
Cross Check Armchair Design Acc. 435.1992	1991	Bent-laminated maple	33 1/2 x 28 x 26 1/2" (85.1 x 71.1 x 67.3 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 and the manufacturer
Power Play Armchair Design Acc. 436.1992	1991	Bent-laminated maple	32 3/4 x 30 1/2 x 31 1/2" (83.2 x 77.5 x 80 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 and the manufacturer
Sitonme from Artists for Obama Print Acc. 1625.2009.3	2008	Lithograph from a portfolio of six lithographs (one with screenprint), three screenprints, three etchings (one with aquatint), and two drypoints with chine collé	composition (irreg.): 7 1/2 x 9 5/8" (19 x 24.5 cm); sheet: 11 x 14" (28 x 35.5 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