Artist Monograph

George Tscherny, American

American, born Hungary. 1924 – 2023

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	49	77.8%
Other Media	7	11.1%
Drawing	1	1.6%

Production by Decade

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	32	53.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	14	23.3%
Large (1–3 m)	14	23.3%

Range: 5.1 cm → 195.6 cm (largest side)

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 63 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
ABC of Modern Furniture Design Acc. 179.2025.1-2	1951	Lithograph and letterpress	9 × 8" (22.9 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
ABC of Modern Furniture Design Acc. 180.2025.1-3	1951	Lithograph and letterpress	9 × 8" (22.9 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
ABC of Modern Furniture Design Acc. 181.2025	1951	Lithograph	9 × 8" (22.9 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Herman Miller – Fabric by Alexander Girard Design Acc. 182.2025	1953	Lithograph	41 3/8 × 31" (105.1 × 78.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family
Advertisement for Herman Miller Design Acc. 186.2025	c.1954	Lithograph	12 3/8 × 4 9/16" (31.4 × 11.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Advertisement for Herman Miller Design Acc. 184.2025	1954	Lithograph	12 × 9" (30.5 × 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
George Nelson for Herman Miller Design Acc. 183.2025	1954	Lithograph	12 × 9" (30.5 × 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
George Nelson for Herman Miller Design Acc. 185.2025	c. 1954	Lithograph	13 × 9 3/4" (33 × 24.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Herman Miller comes to Dallas Design Acc. 187.2025	1955	Lithograph	13 × 10" (33 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family
Steel Frame product hangtag Design Acc. 188.2025	1955	Lithograph	2 3/8 × 2 3/4" (6 × 7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Graphic identity for the School of Visual Arts Design Acc. 189.2025	1956	Lithograph	46 × 30 1/8" (116.8 × 76.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family
School of Visual Arts Design Acc. 190.2025	1956	Lithograph	10 × 7" (25.4 × 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family
Poster for the exhibition Picasso: Lithograph, Drawing, Sculpture at Albert Landry Galleries Design Acc. 191.2025	1957	Lithograph	19 × 12" (48.3 × 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 Tscherny Family
Appointment Calendar for the Museum of Modern Art Design Acc. 194.2025.1-2	1958	Lithograph	8 × 8" (20.3 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Preliminary drawing for "bip", a performance by Marcel Marceau Design Acc. 192.2025	1958		17 7/8 × 11 3/4" (45.4 × 29.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Program cover and magazine for "bip", a performance by Marcel Marceau Design Acc. 193.2025.1-2	1958		dimensions vary ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Program cover for "bip", a performance by Marcel Marceau Design Acc. 193.2025.1	1958	Lithograph	12 × 18 1/8" (30.5 × 46 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Program magazine for "bip", a performance by Marcel Marceau Design Acc. 193.2025.2	1958	Lithograph	12 × 9 × 1/8" (30.5 × 22.9 × 0.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
School of Visual Arts Design Acc. 427.1982	1959	Offset lithograph	46 x 30 1/16" (116.8 x 76.3 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
Martha Graham Design Acc. 195.2025	1960	Lithograph	11 × 11" (27.9 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Packaging for Chesterfield cigarettes Design Acc. 199.2025	1960s	Lithograph	Each: 3 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 5/8" (8.3 × 4.1 × 1.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Packaging for L&M cigarettes Design Acc. 198.2025	1960s	Lithograph	Each: 3 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 5/8" (8.3 × 4.1 × 1.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Packaging for Lark cigarettes Design Acc. 197.2025	1960s	Lithograph	Each: 3 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 5/8" (8.3 × 4.1 × 1.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
untitled (bird tag) Design Acc. 196.2025.1-2	1960s	Lithograph	8 × 2 7/8" (20.3 × 7.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Color swatch for United Aircraft Design Acc. 204.2025	1961	Lithograph	8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Every Wall is a Door Design Acc. 429.1982	1961	Offset lithograph	46 1/16 x 30 1/8" (117 x 76.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
Graphics manual for United Aircraft Design Acc. 200.2025	1961	Lithograph	8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Graphics manual for United Aircraft Design Acc. 203.2025	1961	Lithograph	8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Sketches for United Aircraft corporate logo Design Acc. 202.2025	1961	Pencil on paper	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stationery envelope for United Aircraft Design Acc. 201.2025.5	1961	Letterpress	4 1/8 × 9 1/2" (10.5 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stationery envelope for United Aircraft Design Acc. 201.2025.6	1961	Letterpress	4 1/8 × 9 1/2" (10.5 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stationery letterhead for United Aircraft Design Acc. 201.2025.1-6	1961	Letterpress	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stationery letterhead for United Aircraft Design Acc. 201.2025.1	1961	Letterpress	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stationery letterhead for United Aircraft Design Acc. 201.2025.2	1961	Letterpress	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stationery letterhead for United Aircraft Design Acc. 201.2025.3	1961	Letterpress	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stationery letterhead for United Aircraft Design Acc. 201.2025.4	1961	Letterpress	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
IBM. Mathematica: A world of numbers… and beyond Design Acc. 205.2025.1-2	1962	Lithograph	9 × 9" (22.9 × 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Advertisement for Bergamo Fabrics Design Acc. 207.2025	1963	Lithograph	12 × 9" (30.5 × 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family
Poster for the Connecticut College School of Dance Design Acc. 206.2025	1963	Lithograph	16 1/16 × 11" (40.8 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family
Ocean Ore (Poster for General Dynamics) Design Acc. 211.2025	1968–1969	Lithograph	46 1/4 × 30 1/4" (117.5 × 76.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family
Poster for Overseas National Airways Design Acc. 209.2025	1968	Lithograph	40 1/8 × 26 1/8" (101.9 × 66.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family
Poster for Overseas National Airways Design Acc. 208.2025	1968	Lithograph	40 1/8 × 26 1/8" (101.9 × 66.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family
Thin Ice, Poster for General Dynamics Design Acc. 210.2025	1968	Lithograph	46 × 30 1/8" (116.8 × 76.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family
Frontier (Poster for General Dynamics) Design Acc. 212.2025	1969	Lithograph	46 × 30 1/8" (116.8 × 76.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family
William King Sculpture Design Acc. 426.1982	1970	Offset lithograph	46 x 30 1/16" (116.8 x 76.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
William King: Sculpture Design Acc. 213.2025	1970	Lithograph	10 1/2 × 10 1/2" (26.7 × 26.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Pan Am Latin America Design Acc. 214.2025.a-t	1971		Full tower display: 77 × 14 × 14" (195.6 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm) Split tower display (each): 42 × 14 × 14" (106.7 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm) Split tower display (together with 1" space between): 42 × 29 x 29" (106.7 × 73.7 × 73.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Pan Am USA Design Acc. 215.2025.a-t	1971		Full tower display: 77 × 14 × 14" (195.6 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm) Split tower display (each): 42 × 14 × 14" (106.7 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm) Split tower display (together with 1" space between): 42 × 29 x 29" (106.7 × 73.7 × 73.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Pan Am dining napkin Design Acc. 217.2025.9	1972	Lithograph	5 × 5" (12.7 × 12.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Pan Am flight attendant apron Design Acc. 217.2025.7	1972		33 1/2 × 19 1/2" (85.1 × 49.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Pan Am flight menu Design Acc. 217.2025.8	1972	Lithograph	5 1/2 × 5 1/2" (14 × 14 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Pan Am graphic baggage tag Design Acc. 217.2025.3	1972	Lithograph	5 1/2 × 3 5/8" (14 × 9.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Pan Am graphic button Design Acc. 217.2025.1	1972	Lithograph	diameter: 2 1/4 × 1/4" (5.7 × 0.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 5.72 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Pan Am graphic ephemera Design Acc. 217.2025.1-9	1972		dimensions vary ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Pan Am graphic matchbook Design Acc. 217.2025.6	1972	Lithograph	1 7/8 × 2 × 3/8" (4.8 × 5.1 × 1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Pan Am graphic soap bar Design Acc. 217.2025.5	1972	Lithograph	1 1/4 × 2 × 1/4" (3.2 × 5.1 × 0.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Pan Am graphic visor Design Acc. 217.2025.2	1972	Lithograph	13 × 17 1/4" (33 × 43.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Pan Am timetable Design Acc. 217.2025.4	1972	Lithograph	9 × 4" (22.9 × 10.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Servicio El Borincano de Pan Am Design Acc. 216.2025	1972	Lithograph	46 1/8 × 30 1/8" (117.2 × 76.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family
Pan Am City Maps and Guides Design Acc. 218.2025.1-12	1973	Lithograph	Each: 8 1/8 × 4 1/8" (20.6 × 10.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Advertisement for Ernst & Whinney Design Acc. 219.2025	1979	Lithograph	11 × 8" (27.9 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Germany in the 19th Century Design Acc. 428.1982	1981	Offset lithograph	29 x 21 3/4" (73.7 x 55.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
Poster for the School of Visual Arts Design Acc. 220.2025	1996	Lithograph	46 × 29 3/4" (116.8 × 75.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Tscherny Family