Artist Monograph

Gjon Mili, American

American, born Albania. 1904–1984

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Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	15	100%

Range: 32.5 cm → 50.1 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1954	1
1959	14
1964	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 16 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
(Singer and piano) Photograph Acc. 570.1959	1919-59	Gelatin silver print	10 1/2 × 13 3/8" (26.6 × 34.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Carnegie Hall, Stokowski Conducting Photograph Acc. 577.1959	1919-59	Gelatin silver print	13 5/8 × 10 3/4" (34.5 × 27.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
The Juggler Photograph Acc. 572.1959	1919-59	Gelatin silver print	12 13/16 × 9 13/16" (32.5 × 25.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Martha Graham Photograph Acc. 568.1959	c. 1940	Gelatin silver print	13 9/16 × 10 7/16" (34.4 × 26.5 cm) sheet 13 7/8 × 10 15/16" (35.3 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Larry Adler Photograph Acc. 576.1959	c. 1941	Gelatin silver print	13 7/16 × 10 5/8" (34.1 × 27 cm) sheet 14 × 11" (35.6 × 28 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Josh White Photograph Acc. 573.1959	c. 1942	Gelatin silver print	13 3/8 × 10 3/8" (34.0 × 26.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Martha Graham Photograph Acc. 571.1959	1942	Gelatin silver print	13 1/8 × 10 3/8" (33.4 × 26.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Nude Descending the Stairs Photograph Acc. 276.1959	1942	Gelatin silver print	13 1/8 × 10 3/8" (33.4 × 26.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Jam Session, Mili Studio Photograph Acc. 574.1959	1943	Gelatin silver print	10 1/2 × 13 7/16" (26.6 × 34.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
James P. Johnson on piano, Franz Jackson on saxophone, Wilbur De Paris on trombone during jam session in the studio of Gjon Mili, New York Photograph Acc. 575.1959	1943	Gelatin silver print	13 1/2 × 10 5/8" (34.3 × 27 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Conductor Conducting in 3/4 Time Photograph Acc. 578.1953	c. 1945	Gelatin silver print	13 5/16 × 10 7/16" (33.8 × 26.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Conductor Conducting in 3/4 Time Photograph Acc. 90.1964	c. 1945	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Female vocalist at Cafe Society Photograph Acc. 280.1959	1947	Gelatin silver print	19 3/4 × 15 5/16" (50.1 × 38.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Joe Louis vs Jersey Joe Walcott at Madison Square Garden Photograph Acc. 569.1959	December 5, 1947	Gelatin silver print	13 9/16 × 10 1/2" (34.5 × 26.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Pas de Bourree, Nora Kaye of the American Ballet Theatre Photograph Acc. 277.1959	1947	Gelatin silver print	10 3/8 × 13 3/8" (26.3 × 33.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Picasso Photograph Acc. 279.1959	1949	Gelatin silver print	13 5/16 × 10 1/4" (33.7 × 26.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase