Artist Monograph

Herbert Ferber, American

American, 1906–1991

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	6	31.6%
Watercolor	5	26.3%
Sculpture	3	15.8%
Gouache	3	15.8%
Other Media	2	10.5%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	14	73.7%
Painting & Sculpture	5	26.3%

Production by Decade

4

1940s

8

1950s

7

1960s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	6.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	10	66.7%
Large (1–3 m)	4	26.7%

Range: 29.5 cm → 231.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1949	1
1963	1
1970	15
1971	1
1995	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 19 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Study for Metamorphosis Drawing Acc. 1146.1969	1947	Gouache and ink on transparentized paper	9 x 11 5/8" (22.7 x 29.4 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
Jackson Pollock Sculpture Acc. 51.1949	1949	Lead	17 5/8 x 30 x 6 1/2" (44.8 x 76.2 x 16.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 14.52 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Purchase
Study for Calligraph II Drawing Acc. 1148.1969	1949	Ink and pencil on paper	18 1/2 x 8 3/4" (47.0 x 22.2 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
Study for Jackson Pollock Drawing Acc. 1147.1969	1949	Gouache and ink on paper	8 1/2 x 13 3/4" (21.3 x 34.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
He Is Not a Man Sculpture Acc. 680.1971	1950	Bronze	67 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 13 3/8" (170.9 x 49.4 x 33.9 cm), on concrete base 18 x 12 x 12" (45.7 x 30.4 x 30.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of William Rubin
Study for The Bow Drawing Acc. 1149.1969	1950	Ink on paper	18 3/4 x 12 1/2" (47.4 x 31.5 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
The Bow Sculpture Acc. 1079.1969	1950	Bronze	47 x 30 1/8 x 24 1/8" (119.3 x 76.5 x 61 cm) including base ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Given anonymously
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1100.1983	1953	Watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper	17 1/8 x 12 1/8" (44 x 30.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Ruth Vollmer Bequest
Roof Sculpture with S Curve, II Sculpture Acc. 1080.1969	1954 (cast 1969)	Bronze	49 3/8 x 60 x 26 3/4" (125.4 x 152.4 x 67.8 cm), at base 45 3/8 x 21 3/4" (115.1 x 55.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Given anonymously
Calligraph Drawing Acc. 1150.1969	1959	Ink on colored paper	20 1/8 x 12 7/8" (51.0 x 32.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Calligraph Drawing Acc. 1151.1969	1959	Ink on gray paper	20 1/8 x 12 7/8" (51.1 x 32.5 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
Calligraph Drawing Acc. 1152.1969	1959	Gouache on paper	22 1/8 x 15 1/8" (56.1 x 38.2 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
Study for Sculpture as Environment Drawing Acc. 1154.1969	1960	Watercolor and ink on paper	30 1/4 x 22 1/4" (76.8 x 56.2 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
Study for Sculpture as Environment: Developed from Roof Sculpture with S Curve, II Drawing Acc. 1153.1969	1960	Ink on paper	20 x 25 5/8" (50.7 x 64.9 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
Calligraph with Two Walls Drawing Acc. 1155.1969	1961	Watercolor, colored ink, and charcoal on paper	20 1/4 x 13 3/4" (51.1 x 34.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Study after Calligraph in Cage with Cluster and Homage to Piranesi Series Drawing Acc. 1156.1969	1961	Watercolor, ink and colored ink, and charcoal on paper	20 1/4 x 13 5/8" (51.3 x 34.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Homage to Piranesi, I Sculpture Acc. 594.1963	1962-63	Sheet copper and brass tubing	7' 7 1/4" x 48 3/4" x 48" (231.8 x 123.8 x 121.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Given anonymously
Study for Cage Series Drawing Acc. 1157.1969	May 23, 1962	Charcoal and ink on paper	22 3/8 x 14 1/4" (56.8 x 36.2 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
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1158.1969	1966	Ink, watercolor, and charcoal on mulberry paper	24 5/8 x 19 3/4" (62.3 x 501. 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