Artist Monograph

Harry Bertoia, American

American, born Italy. 1915–1978

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	5	71.4%
Drawing	1	14.3%
Printmaking	1	14.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	4	57.1%
Architecture & Design	3	42.9%

Production by Decade

1

1940s

5

1950s

1

1960s

Classification Types

Design — 3
Print — 3
Drawing — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	7	100%

Range: 63.3 cm → 99.1 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1944	1
1954	1
1956	1
1958	1
1990	2
2018	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 7 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Composition Print Acc. 255.1944	1943	Monoprint	composition and sheet: 18 15/16 × 24 15/16" (48.1 × 63.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	James Thrall Soby Fund
Untitled Print Acc. 2.1990	c. 1950–55	Monotype	composition: 7 7/16 x 25" (18.9 x 63.5 cm); sheet: 10 1/4 x 25 13/16" (26 x 65.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund (by exchange)
Untitled Print Acc. 3.1990	c. 1950–55	Monotype	composition: 7 7/16 x 25 3/8" (18.9 x 64.4 cm); sheet: 9 13/16 x 25 11/16" (25 x 65.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	William K. Simpson Fund (in memory of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller)
Armchair Design Acc. 268.1958	1952	Chrome-plated steel wire, chrome-plated steel rods, and Naugahyde	29 7/8 x 33 3/8 x 28" (75.9 x 84.7 x 71.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Armchair Design Acc. 551.1953	1952	Plastic-coated wire and rod frame and tweed upholstery over foam-rubber padding	30 1/2 x 35 1/16 x 29" (77.5 x 89.1 x 73.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Knoll Associates
Side Chair Design Acc. 449.1956.a-b	1952	Vinyl-coated steel wire, black-oxidized steel rod base, and Naugahyde seat pad	30 1/4 x 21 1/2 x 20 7/8" (76.8 x 54.6 x 53 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Purchase Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1382.2018	c.1960	Monoprint and ink on rice paper	12 × 39" (30.5 × 99.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman Instruction Drawing Collection, Detroit