Artist Monograph

Henry Pearson, American

American,1914–2006

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	32	68.1%
Screenprint	11	23.4%
Drawing	2	4.3%
Oil Painting	1	2.1%
Other Media	1	2.1%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	46	97.9%
Painting & Sculpture	1	2.1%

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 27
Print — 16
Drawing — 3
Painting — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	28	62.2%
Medium (30–100 cm)	16	35.6%
Large (1–3 m)	1	2.2%

Range: 15.5 cm → 198.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1963	2
1965	1
1966	4
1967	1
1969	28
1970	11

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 47 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Sotoba-Komachi Drawing Acc. 627.1963	1960	Ink on paper	10 3/8 x 9 7/8" (26.3 x 25.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of John S. Newberry
5 5/8" CIRCLE #6 Drawing Acc. 214.1963	1961	Pen and ink on paper	10 x 9 7/8" (25.4 x 25.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Ethel R. Scull Fund
Plate for The Sun Sinks Down Print Acc. 558.1966	1963	Effaced lithographic zinc plate	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
And Looked Far Forth – Yet Little Saw for the book The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Print Acc. 330.1969	1964	Lithograph	composition: 4 1/16 × 9" (10.3 × 22.9 cm); sheet: 12 1/16 × 11 3/16" (30.6 × 28.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Black on White Painting Acc. 1007.1969	1964	Oil on canvas	6' 6" x 6' 6" (198 x 198 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Purchase
Clustered Round the Mast for the book The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Print Acc. 331.1969.1-2	1964	Two lithographs	ea. composition 8 3/4 x 8 3/4" (22.3 x 22.3 cm) a sheet 11 3/16 x 11 1/16" (28.4 x 28.1 cm) b sheet 12 1/16 x 10 7/8" (30 x 27.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Clustered Round the Mast from Rime of the Ancient Mariner Print Acc. 117.1969	1964	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 12 × 10 15/16" (30.5 × 27.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Coleridge Poem I Print Acc. 1354.1967	1964	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 26 1/8 × 17 15/16" (66.3 × 45.6 cm); sheet: 29 5/8 × 22 5/16" (75.3 × 56.6 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.
Double page plate (pages 20 and 21) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.5	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition and sheet (unfolded): 11 15/16 × 22 5/16" (30.4 × 56.6 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 and Co.
Double page plate (pages 30 and 31) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.7	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition and sheet (unfolded): 12 × 22 1/16" (30.5 × 56.1 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 and Co.
Folder lining from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.1	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition (irreg.) and sheet (unfolded): 11 15/16 × 23 3/8" (30.4 × 59.4 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 and Co.
Part III Print Acc. 1356.1967	1964	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 6 5/16 × 6 1/2" (16.1 × 16.5 cm); sheet: 12 1/8 × 11 1/16" (30.8 × 28.1 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.
Plate (page 11) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.3	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition (diameter): 8 13/16" (22.4 cm); page: 11 7/8 × 11 1/16" (30.2 × 28.1 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 and Co.
Plate (page 15) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.4	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition (diameter): 6 7/8" (17.4 cm); page: 12 1/8 × 11 1/16" (30.8 × 28.1 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 and Co.
Plate (page 25) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.6	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition (diameter): 6 3/4" (17.2 cm); page: 11 7/8 × 11 1/16" (30.2 × 28.1 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 and Co.
Plate (page 35) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.8	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition (diameter): 6 1/2" (16.5 cm); page: 11 7/8 × 11 1/16" (30.2 × 28.1 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 and Co.
Plate (page 41) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.9	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition (diameter): 8 13/16" (22.4 cm); page: 11 7/8 × 11 1/16" (30.2 × 28.1 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 and Co.
Plate (page 45) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.10	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition: 3 3/8 × 9 1/8" (8.6 × 23.2 cm); page: 11 7/8 × 11 1/16" (30.2 × 28.1 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 and Co.
Plate (page 5) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.2	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition (diameter): 6 5/8" (16.8 cm); page: 11 7/8 × 11 1/16" (30.2 × 28.1 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 and Co.
Plate (page 51) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.11	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition and page: 11 7/8 × 11 1/16" (30.2 × 28.1 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 and Co.
Plate (page 57) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.12	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition: 4 × 9" (10.2 × 22.9 cm); page: 11 7/8 × 11 1/16" (30.2 × 28.1 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 and Co.
Plate (page 63) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.13	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition (diameter): 8 9/16" (21.7 cm); page: 11 7/8 × 11 1/16" (30.2 × 28.1 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 and Co.
Plate (page 69) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.14	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition (diameter): 6 3/4" (17.1 cm); page: 11 7/8 × 11 1/16" (30.2 × 28.1 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 and Co.
Plate (page 77) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.15	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	composition: 8 13/16 × 8 3/4" (22.4 × 22.3 cm); page: 11 7/8 × 11 1/16" (30.2 × 28.1 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 and Co.
Sphere Drawing Acc. 3.1966	1964	Felt-tip pen on mulberry papier mâché globe	8 5/8" diam. (22.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 21.90 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred R. Stern
Study for Albatross Print Acc. 1352.1967	1964	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 6 1/8 × 6 1/8" (15.5 × 15.5 cm); sheet: 10 9/16 × 13 1/16" (26.9 × 33.2 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.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated Book Acc. 1351.1967.1-15	1964	Illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (including folder lining)	various composition dimensions; page (each approx.): 11 7/8 × 11 1/16" (30.2 × 28.1 cm); overall (closed): 12 1/16 × 11 1/4 × 1 1/8" (30.6 × 28.6 × 2.9 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 and Co.
Untitled Print Acc. 1353.1967	1964	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 17 1/16 × 17 1/16" (43.4 × 43.3 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 × 22 1/16" (56 × 56 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. 1355.1967	1964	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 22 1/4 x 21 7/8" (56.5 x 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 Print Acc. 1357.1967	1964	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 29 15/16 × 21 15/16" (76 × 55.8 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. 900.1969	1964	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 30 × 22 3/8" (76.2 × 56.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Untitled Print Acc. 901.1969	1964	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 30 × 22 3/8" (76.2 × 56.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Gyros III Print Acc. 979.1965	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 16 1/4 x 20 1/4" (41.2 x 51.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Gyros IV Print Acc. 294.1966	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 16 3/8 x 20 3/8" (41.6 x 51.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Gyros V Print Acc. 295.1966	1965	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 16 3/8 x 20 7/16" (41.6 x 51.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Face from 9 Print Acc. 2324.1967.8	1967	Lithograph from a portfolio of nine lithographs (one with embossing)	composition and sheet: 17 1/2 x 22 1/8" (44.4 x 56.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Duplicate of plate from folio 10 (supplementary suite, plate 3) from Five Psalms Illustrated Book Acc. 447.1970.B3	1969	Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints and supplementary suite	composition and sheet: 10 7/8 × 7 5/16" (27.7 × 18.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Greater New York, New Jersey Region, in memory of Lester F. Avnet
Duplicate of plate from folio 13 (supplementary suite, plate 4) from Five Psalms Illustrated Book Acc. 447.1970.B4	1969	Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints and supplementary suite	composition and sheet: 10 15/16 x 7 5/16" (27.8 x 18.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Greater New York, New Jersey Region, in memory of Lester F. Avnet
Duplicate of plate from folio 16 (supplementary suite, plate 5) from Five Psalms Illustrated Book Acc. 447.1970.B5	1969	Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints and supplementary suite	composition and sheet: 10 7/8 × 7 5/16" (27.7 × 18.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Greater New York, New Jersey Region, in memory of Lester F. Avnet
Duplicate of plate from folio 4 (supplementary suite, plate 1) from Five Psalms Illustrated Book Acc. 447.1970.B1	1969	Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints and supplementary suite	composition and sheet: 10 7/8 x 7 5/16" (27.7 x 18.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Greater New York, New Jersey Region, in memory of Lester F. Avnet
Duplicate of plate from folio 7 (supplementary suite, plate 2) from Five Psalms Illustrated Book Acc. 447.1970.B2	1969	Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints and supplementary suite	composition 10 7/8 x 7 5/16" (27.7 x 18.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Greater New York, New Jersey Region, in memory of Lester F. Avnet
Five Psalms Illustrated Book Acc. 447.1970.A-B	1969	Illustrated book with five screenprints and supplementary suite	page (each approx.): 10 13/16 × 7 5/16" (27.5 × 18.5 cm); overall (closed): 11 13/16 × 8 1/8 × 1 3/16" (30 × 20.7 × 3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Greater New York, New Jersey Region, in memory of Lester F. Avnet
Plate (folio 10) from Five Psalms Illustrated Book Acc. 447.1970.A3	1969	Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints and supplementary suite	composition and sheet: 10 7/8 x 7 1/4" (27.7 x 18.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Greater New York, New Jersey Region, in memory of Lester F. Avnet
Plate (folio 13) from Five Psalms Illustrated Book Acc. 447.1970.A4	1969	Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints and supplementary suite	composition and sheet: 10 15/16 x 7 5/16" (27.8 x 18.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Greater New York, New Jersey Region, in memory of Lester F. Avnet
Plate (folio 16) from Five Psalms Illustrated Book Acc. 447.1970.A5	1969	Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints and supplementary suite	composition and sheet: 10 7/8 x 7 1/4" (27.7 x 18.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Greater New York, New Jersey Region, in memory of Lester F. Avnet
Plate (folio 4) from Five Psalms Illustrated Book Acc. 447.1970.A1	1969	Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints and supplementary suite	composition and sheet: 10 7/8 x 7 5/16" (27.7 x 18.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Greater New York, New Jersey Region, in memory of Lester F. Avnet
Plate (folio 7) from Five Psalms Illustrated Book Acc. 447.1970.A2	1969	Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints and supplementary suite	composition and sheet: 10 7/8 x 7 5/16" (27.7 x 18.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Greater New York, New Jersey Region, in memory of Lester F. Avnet