Artist Monograph

George Sugarman, American

American, 1912–1999

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	24	77.4%
Sculpture	2	6.5%
Drawing	1	3.2%
Watercolor	1	3.2%
Other Media	1	3.2%
Screenprint	1	3.2%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	28	90.3%
Painting & Sculpture	3	9.7%

Production by Decade

1960s

1970s

1980s

Classification Types

Print — 26
Drawing — 2
Sculpture — 2
Painting — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	3.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	26	86.7%
Large (1–3 m)	1	3.3%
Monumental (> 3 m)	2	6.7%

Range: 28.9 cm → 378.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1967	1
1974	24
1976	1
1983	1
1988	1
1998	1
2001	2

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 31 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled (green, pink, yellow, blue) Drawing Acc. 2456.2001	n.d.	Watercolor and ink on paper	13 x 10" (33 x 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Estate of William E. Hunt
Untitled (orange, blue, white) Drawing Acc. 2458.2001	n.d.	Ink and pastel on paper	11 3/8 x 7 1/4" (28.9 x 18.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Estate of William E. Hunt
Ramdam Sculpture Acc. 739.1998	1963	Polychromed wood	10' 2" x 48" x 48" (309.8 x 121.9 x 121.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Betsy Wittenborn Miller and Robert Miller in honor of Carolyn Lanchner
Black and White Print Acc. 1747.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 33 7/8 × 24" (86 × 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Blue and Black Print Acc. 1748.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 19 3/4 × 19 1/2" (50.1 × 49.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Blue and White Print Acc. 1755.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 28 15/16 × 22 1/4" (73.5 × 56.5 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 × 22 1/4" (76.1 × 56.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Brown, Black and White Print Acc. 1759.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 18 × 34 15/16" (45.7 × 88.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Green and White Print Acc. 1751.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 28 3/4 × 21 3/4" (73.1 × 55.3 cm); sheet: 29 13/16 × 21 3/4" (75.8 × 55.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Green, Blue and Black Print Acc. 1741.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 24 × 18 1/16" (61 × 45.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Green, White and Orange Print Acc. 1740.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 22 15/16 × 17 15/16" (58.3 × 45.6 cm); sheet: 24 × 17 15/16" (60.9 × 45.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Green, White and Red Print Acc. 1756.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 29 1/2 × 28 1/8" (74.9 × 71.5 cm); sheet: 30 1/2 × 28 1/8" (77.4 × 71.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Hope and Peace Print Acc. 1749.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 18 15/16 × 28 3/4" (48.1 × 73.1 cm); sheet: 22 5/16 × 30 1/16" (56.7 × 76.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Litho Drawing I Print Acc. 1754.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 18 11/16 × 26 3/16" (47.5 × 66.5 cm); sheet: 22 3/8 × 30" (56.8 × 76.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Litho Drawing II Print Acc. 1746.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 26 3/16 × 18 5/8" (66.5 × 47.3 cm); sheet: 22 5/16 × 29 15/16" (56.6 × 76.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Orange and White Print Acc. 1757.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 29 9/16 × 21 13/16" (75.1 × 55.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Orange, Magenta and Blue Print Acc. 1752.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 26 3/4 × 21 15/16" (67.9 × 55.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Poem Print Acc. 1738.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 29 1/4 × 15 7/8" (74.3 × 40.4 cm); sheet: 29 3/4 × 15 7/8" (75.5 × 40.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Poem Print Acc. 1739.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 8 1/4 × 12 15/16" (20.9 × 32.9 cm); sheet: 8 7/8 × 15 7/8" (22.6 × 40.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Purple and White Print Acc. 1760.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 28 9/16 × 21 3/4" (72.6 × 55.3 cm); sheet: 29 3/4 × 21 3/4" (75.5 × 55.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Red and Purple Print Acc. 1758.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 30 15/16 × 28 1/16" (78.6 × 71.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Red and White Print Acc. 1737.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 28 15/16 × 21 7/8" (73.5 × 55.5 cm); sheet: 29 7/16 × 21 7/8" (74.7 × 55.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Red, White and Blue Print Acc. 1742.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 29 3/16 × 21 7/8" (74.1 × 55.6 cm); sheet: 29 3/4 × 21 7/8" (75.6 × 55.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Red, White and Grey Print Acc. 1745.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 26 5/8 × 17 15/16" (67.6 × 45.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Red, White and Yellow Print Acc. 1753.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 38 13/16 × 16 1/8" (98.6 × 41 cm); sheet: 39 15/16 × 16 1/8" (101.5 × 41 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
The Second Green, White and Orange Print Acc. 1743.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 21 11/16 × 26 7/8" (55.1 × 68.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Yellow and Black Print Acc. 1750.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 28 15/16 × 19 5/8" (73.5 × 49.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Yellow and Purple Print Acc. 1744.1967	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 24 9/16 × 17 15/16" (62.4 × 45.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Untitled from Artists and Writers Protest against the War in Vietnam Print Acc. 2350.1967.13	1967	Screenprint from a portfolio of nine screenprints (two with collage additions, one with die-cut, one with punched holes), six lithographs (one with embossing), and one etching	composition (irreg.): 25 7/8 × 21 1/16" (65.7 × 53.5 cm); sheet: 25 7/8 × 21 1/16" (65.7 × 53.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Ten Sculpture Acc. 289.1976.a-j	1968-69	Laminated wood, painted, ten parts	7' 7" x 12' 5" x 71 1/4" (233 x 378 x 182 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Harold and Hester Diamond and Mrs. Joseph James Akston Funds
First Light 23 Painting Acc. 287.1983	1979	Synthetic polymer paint on paper-coated polystyrene with plaster	55 3/4" x 7' 3 3/4" (141.4 x 222.8 cm); 57 1/2" (146 cm) high with hanging cord ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Mrs. W. Murray Crane Fund
Untitled from The Atelier Project Print Acc. 198.1988.15	1986		⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Center for Editions, State University of New York, Purchase