Artist Monograph

Glenn Ligon, American

American, born 1960

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Oil Painting	13	39.4%
Lithography	11	33.3%
Other Media	3	9.1%
Drawing	2	6.1%
Etching	1	3%
Film	1	3%
Printmaking	1	3%
Screenprint	1	3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	28	84.8%
Painting & Sculpture	4	12.1%
Media and Performance	1	3%

Production by Decade

1980s

1990s

2000s

2020s

Classification Types

Print — 15
Drawing — 13
Painting — 3
Sculpture — 1
Installation — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	10	32.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	12	38.7%
Large (1–3 m)	8	25.8%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	3.2%

Range: 15.2 cm → 487.7 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1992	4
1993	11
1996	1
2000	1
2001	1
2004	2
2005	4
2009	1
2011	3
2012	1
2015	1
2021	1
2022	1
2023	1

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 2, 209" — 1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 33 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled (There is a consciousness we all have…) Drawing Acc. 298.2000	1988	Oil, oilstick, pencil, and acrylic on two sheets of paper	30 x 44 3/4" (76.2 x 111.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Jan Christiaan Braun in honor of Agnes Gund
Untitled (Well, I am one who doesn't believe in deluding myself. [Malcolm X]) Drawing Acc. 410.2003	1989	Oil stick, acrylic paint, and pencil on paper	28 3/4 x 41 3/4" (73 x 106 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift from the Collection of Patricia and Morris Orden
Untitled (I Remember the Very Day That I Became Colored) Painting Acc. 176.2023	1990	Oil on wood	80 x 30 x 1 ⅜” (203.2 x 76.2 x 3.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Bequest (by exchange)
Untitled (How It Feels to Be Colored Me) Drawing Acc. 216.1992	1991	Oilstick on paper	31 3/4 x 16" (80.6 x 41 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Bohen Foundation
Untitled (I am an invisible man) Drawing Acc. 218.1992	1991	Oilstick on paper	30 x 17 1/4" (76.2 x 43.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Bohen Foundation
Study for Black Like Me #2 Drawing Acc. 217.1992	1992	Oilstick on paper	31 3/4 x 15" (80.6 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Bohen Foundation
Study for Frankenstein #1 Drawing Acc. 219.1992	1992	Oilstick on paper	31 3/4 x 16" (80.6 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Bohen Foundation
Untitled (Four Etchings) Print Acc. 1131.2011.a-d	1992	Series of four etching and aquatints	plate (each): 23 9/16 x 15 3/4" (59.8 x 40 cm); sheet (each): 25 1/8 x 17 3/8" (63.8 x 44.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Gwen and Peter Norton
Runaways Print Acc. 675.1993.1-10	1993	Portfolio of ten lithographs	composition: various dimensions; sheet (each): 16 x 12" (40.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ralph E. Shikes Fund
Untitled from Runaways Print Acc. 675.1993.1	1993	One from a portfolio of ten lithographs	composition (irreg.): 12 9/16 x 8 15/16" (31.9 x 22.7 cm); sheet: 16 x 12" (40.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ralph E. Shikes Fund
Untitled from Runaways Print Acc. 675.1993.10	1993	One from a portfolio of ten lithographs	composition (irreg.): 11 13/16 x 8 15/16" (30 x 22.7 cm); sheet: 16 x 12" (40.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ralph E. Shikes Fund
Untitled from Runaways Print Acc. 675.1993.2	1993	One from a portfolio of ten lithographs	composition (irreg.): 10 3/4 x 8 15/16" (27.3 x 22.7 cm); sheet: 16 x 12" (40.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ralph E. Shikes Fund
Untitled from Runaways Print Acc. 675.1993.3	1993	One from a portfolio of ten lithographs	composition (irreg.): 10 1/16 x 8 15/16" (25.6 x 22.7 cm); sheet: 16 x 12" (40.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ralph E. Shikes Fund
Untitled from Runaways Print Acc. 675.1993.4	1993	One from a portfolio of ten lithographs	composition (irreg.): 9 7/8 x 8 15/16" (25.1 x 22.7 cm); sheet: 16 x 12" (40.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ralph E. Shikes Fund
Untitled from Runaways Print Acc. 675.1993.5	1993	One from a portfolio of ten lithographs	composition (irreg.): 10 5/8 x 8 15/16" (27 x 22.7 cm); sheet: 16 x 12" (40.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ralph E. Shikes Fund
Untitled from Runaways Print Acc. 675.1993.6	1993	One from a portfolio of ten lithographs	composition (irreg.): 11 7/16 x 8 15/16" (29.1 x 22.7 cm); sheet: 16 x 12" (40.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ralph E. Shikes Fund
Untitled from Runaways Print Acc. 675.1993.7	1993	One from a portfolio of ten lithographs	composition (irreg.): 13 3/8 x 8 15/16" (34 x 22.7 cm); sheet: 16 x 12" (40.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ralph E. Shikes Fund
Untitled from Runaways Print Acc. 675.1993.8	1993	One from a portfolio of ten lithographs	composition (irreg.): 13 x 8 15/16" (33 x 22.7 cm); sheet: 16 x 12" (40.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ralph E. Shikes Fund
Untitled from Runaways Print Acc. 675.1993.9	1993	One from a portfolio of ten lithographs	composition (irreg.): 9 13/16 x 8 15/16" (25 x 22.7 cm); sheet: 16 x 12" (40.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ralph E. Shikes Fund
White #19 Painting Acc. 2.1996	1994	Oilstick, gesso, and acrylic on canvas mounted on wood	7' x 60" (213.3 x 152.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Committee on Painting and Sculpture Funds
Study for 'White' series Drawing Acc. 2223.2005	1996	Oil stick on paper	9 x 6 7/8" (22.9 x 17.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1132.2011	1998	Ink and coal dust on paper	6 1/2 x 10 1/4" (16.5 x 26 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Gwen and Peter Norton
Graduating Girl (Version 2) #1 Painting Acc. 1183.2012	2000	Silkscreen ink and oil crayon on canvas	48 x 36" (121.9 x 91.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Agnes Gund in honor of Dr. Akosua Barthwell Evans
Untitled (Stranger in the Village/Crowd #1) Drawing Acc. 121.2004	2000	Coal dust, printing ink, oilstick, and adhesive on screenprinted printed paper	40 x 54" (101.6 x 137.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Untitled (Stranger in the Village/Crowd #2) Drawing Acc. 1361.2001	2000	Coal dust, printing ink, oilstick, and adhesive on screenprinted printed paper	40 x 53 1/4" (101.6 x 135.3 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 The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art and Marie-Josée Kravis
Untitled (Stranger in the Village/Hands #1) Drawing Acc. 2224.2005	2000	Coal dust, printing ink, and adhesive on printed paper	38 1/2 x 50" (97.8 x 127 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Boy on Tire, Letter C, Zululand, Letter M #4 Drawing Acc. 2225.2005	2001	Oil stick on printed paper	38 x 25" (96.5 x 63.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Boys with Basketball, Harriet Tubman, Salimu, Letter B #3 Drawing Acc. 2226.2005	2001	Felt-tip pen on printed paper	38 x 25" (96.5 x 63.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Figure Print Acc. 289.2015.a-xx	2001	Set of fifty screenprints	sheet (each): 9 x 6" (22.9 x 15.2 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 the Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Committee on Drawings and Prints Fund and Lonti Ebers
Self-Portrait at Eleven Years Old Print Acc. 1133.2011	2004	Stenciled linen pulp	composition (irreg.): 29 3/8 × 22 11/16" (74.6 × 57.7 cm); sheet: 35 5/8 × 29 15/16" (90.5 × 76 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Gwen and Peter Norton
Warm Broad Glow Sculpture Acc. 532.2021.a-m	2005	Neon and blackout paint	26" × 16' (66 × 487.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Bequest of Janice H. Levin (by exchange)
The Death of Tom Installation Acc. 63.2009	2008	16mm film transferred to video (black and white, sound)	23 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of Agnes Gund, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, Ninah and Michael Lynne
Extract Print Acc. 707.2022	2021	Aquatint with photogravure	plate: 4 5/8 × 6" (11.8 × 15.2 cm); sheet: 14 1/2 × 15" (36.8 × 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Deborah Wye Endowment Fund