Artist Monograph

George Brecht, American

American, 1926–2008

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Other Media 117 46.8%
Drawing 40 16%
Sculpture 37 14.8%
Photography 18 7.2%
Lithography 9 3.6%
Printmaking 8 3.2%
Film 4 1.6%
Textile 4 1.6%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 216 86.4%
Fluxus Collection 33 13.2%
Painting & Sculpture 1 0.4%

Production by Decade

15
0s
1
1950s
197
1960s
24
1970s
10
1980s
3
2000s

Classification Types

  • Multiple — 74
  • Print — 44
  • Drawing — 40
  • Illustrated Book — 22
  • Sculpture — 17
  • Photograph — 15
  • Audio — 10
  • Installation — 7

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)18584.5%
Medium (30–100 cm)3315.1%
Large (1–3 m)10.5%

Range: 3.5 cm → 102.6 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19611
19671
19825
2008223
20221

American Contemporaries

  1. 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas