Artist Monograph

H. C. Westermann, American

American, 1922–1981

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	21	60%
Watercolor	10	28.6%
Drawing	2	5.7%
Other Media	2	5.7%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	33	94.3%
Painting & Sculpture	2	5.7%

Production by Decade

1960s

1970s

1980s

Classification Types

Print — 21
Drawing — 12
Sculpture — 2

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	2.9%
Medium (30–100 cm)	34	97.1%

Range: 24.3 cm → 78.4 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1974	20
1977	1
1991	1
1992	1
1999	2
2005	5
2012	5

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 35 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Social Problems Sculpture Acc. 89.1991	1964	Pine, glass, steel wool, metal, rubber and paint	22 1/2 x 18 3/4 x 7 1/2" (57.1 x 47.6 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Anna Marie and Robert F. Shapiro, Barbara Jakobson, and The Norman and Rosita Winston Foundation Inc. Funds
Nannie Doss Drawing Acc. 3410.2005	1965	Ink on paper	13 3/4 x 16 3/4" (34.9 x 42.5 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
Colophon from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.1	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition (irreg.): 29 5/16 × 20 5/8" (74.5 × 52.4 cm); sheet: 30 1/8 × 21 3/4" (76.5 × 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.
Correspondence from S.M.S. No. 3 Print Acc. 460.1977.3j	June 1968	Five offset lithographs	Largest envelope: 4 1/8 x 9 9/16" (10.5 x 24.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carol O. Selle
Drawing for See America First #16 Drawing Acc. 39.1999	(1968)	Ink, watercolor, and pencil on paper	13 x 10 1/2" (33 x 26.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds given by Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.1-18	1968	Portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition and sheet (each, orientation varies): 30 × 21 3/4" (76.2 × 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.
Untitled Print Acc. 643.1969	1968	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 20 1/2 × 30 1/16" (52 × 76.4 cm); sheet: 21 3/4 × 30 1/16" (55.3 × 76.4 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.10	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition (irreg.): 18 5/8 × 30" (47.3 × 76.2 cm); sheet: 21 3/4 × 30" (55.2 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.11	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition and sheet: 21 3/4 × 30" (55.3 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.12	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition (irreg.): 27 1/2 × 19 1/2" (69.8 × 49.5 cm); sheet: 30 1/16 × 21 7/8" (76.3 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.13	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition and sheet: 21 3/4 × 30 1/16" (55.3 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.14	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition: 21 3/4 × 30 1/16" (55.3 × 76.3 cm); sheet: 21 3/4 × 30 1/16" (55.3 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.15	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition and sheet: 30 1/16 × 21 13/16" (76.3 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.16	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition and sheet: 21 3/4 × 30 1/16" (55.3 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.17	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition (irreg.): 29 1/2 × 21 13/16" (74.9 × 55.4 cm); sheet: 30 1/16 × 21 13/16" (76.3 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.18	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition and sheet: 21 13/16 × 30 1/16" (55.4 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.2	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition and sheet: 30 1/16 × 21 3/4" (76.4 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.3	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition (irreg.): 21 × 30 1/8" (53.3 × 76.5 cm); sheet: 21 7/8 × 30 1/8" (55.5 × 76.5 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 See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.4	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition (irreg.): 29 15/16 × 21 13/16" (76 × 55.4 cm); sheet: 30 1/16 × 21 13/16" (76.4 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.5	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition and sheet: 21 7/8 × 30 1/16" (55.5 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.6	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition and sheet: 21 3/4 × 30 1/16" (55.3 × 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.7	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition and sheet: 21 3/4 × 30 1/8" (55.2 × 76.5 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 See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.8	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition (irreg.): 21 7/8 × 27 3/16" (55.6 × 69.1 cm); sheet: 21 7/8 × 30 1/16" (55.6 × 76.4 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.
Untitled from See America First Print Acc. 642.1969.9	1968	One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs	composition (irreg.): 29 3/16 × 19 5/8" (74.1 × 49.8 cm); sheet: 30 × 21 7/8" (76.2 × 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.
Villa Riviera Drawing Acc. 1167.2011	1968	Watercolor and ink on paper	18 3/4 x 21 3/4" (47.6 x 55.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	From the Collection of Laura-Lee and Robert Woods
Bridge into the Ocean with Clouds Drawing Acc. 1168.2011	1970	Watercolor and ink on paper	22 3/8 x 29 7/8" (56.8 x 75.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	From the Collection of Laura-Lee and Robert Woods
The Battle of Little Jack's Creek Sculpture Acc. 312.1992	1970	Glass and other materials	30 x 24 x 16" (76.2 x 61 x 40.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Laura-Lee and Robert Woods
Death Ship in San Pedro Drawing Acc. 3411.2005	1973	Ink and watercolor on paper	22 3/8 x 30 1/8" (56.8 x 76.5 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 (Death Ship in a Port) Drawing Acc. 3412.2005	1974	Ink and watercolor on paper	11 x 15" (27.9 x 38.1 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
The Freaks Drawing Acc. 3413.2005	1978	Ink and watercolor on paper	22 x 30 3/4" (55.9 x 78.1 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
The Nightbird Drawing Acc. 40.1999	1978	Ink and watercolor on paper	30 1/2 x 22" (77.5 x 55.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings Funds
On the Other Side of the Mountain Drawing Acc. 1169.2011	1979	Watercolor and ink on paper	22 1/8 x 30 3/4" (56.2 x 78.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	From the Collection of Laura-Lee and Robert Woods
An Amazon Drawing Acc. 1170.2011	1981	Watercolor and ink on paper	22 1/4 x 30 7/8" (56.5 x 78.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	From the Collection of Laura-Lee and Robert Woods
The Pioneers Drawing Acc. 3414.2005	1981	Ink on paper	9 3/8 x 12 3/8" (23.8 x 31.4 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
ZAMBOANGA Drawing Acc. 1171.2011	1981	Ink and watercolor on paper	22 1/8 x 30 3/4" (56.2 x 78.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	From the Collection of Laura-Lee and Robert Woods