Artist Monograph

Ian (Hugh Guiler) Hugo, American

American, 1898–1985

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Engraving	7	15.9%
Etching	5	11.4%
Gouache	1	2.3%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	40	90.9%
Medium (30–100 cm)	4	9.1%

Range: 3.4 cm → 41.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1944	1
1949	35
1964	8

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 44 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Back cover from WINTER OF ARTIFICE Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1949.8	1942		irreg. composition 8 7/16 x 5 3/4" (21.4 x 14.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Front cover from WINTER OF ARTIFICE Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1949.7	1942		irreg. composition 8 7/16 x 5 5/8" (21.4 x 14.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Headpiece (page 1) from WINTER OF ARTIFICE Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1949.1	1942		composition 2 1/2 x 3 11/16" (6.3 x 9.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Headpiece (page 85) from WINTER OF ARTIFICE Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1949.3	1942		composition 2 1/2 x 3 11/16" (6.3 x 9.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
In-text plate (page 148) from WINTER OF ARTIFICE Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1949.4	1942		irreg. composition 1 7/8 x 1 15/16" (4.8 x 4.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Tailpiece (colophon) from WINTER OF ARTIFICE Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1949.6	1942		composition 15/16 x 3 3/4" (2.5 x 9.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Tailpiece (page 156) from WINTER OF ARTIFICE Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1949.5	1942		composition 1 15/16 x 2 1/2" (4.9 x 6.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Tailpiece (page 84) from WINTER OF ARTIFICE Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1949.2	1942		irreg. composition 2 1/16 x 3 7/8" (5.3 x 9.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Winter of Artifice Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1949.1-8	1942	Illustrated book with eight soft ground etching and engravings	page 8 1/4 x 5 13/16" (21 x 14.8 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Front cover from HOUSE OF INCEST Illustrated Book Acc. 575.1949.6	1943-1947	Engraving and woodcut, printed in color	sight composition 6 1/4 x 4 5/16" (15.9 x 10.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Headpiece (colophon) from HOUSE OF INCEST Illustrated Book Acc. 575.1949.5	1943-1947	Soft ground etching and engraving, relief printed in black	composition 2 1/2 x 2 11/16" (6.3 x 6.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Headpiece (following title page) from HOUSE OF INCEST Illustrated Book Acc. 575.1949.1	1943-1947	Soft ground etching and engraving, relief printed in black	composition 1 15/16 x 2 1/2" (5 x 6.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Night Gods Print Acc. 139.1944	1943	Engraving and soft ground etching printed in black	Plate 9 x 6" (22.8 x 15.2 cm) Sheet 12 1/2 x 8 7/8" (31.8 x 22.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (facing page I) from HOUSE OF INCEST Illustrated Book Acc. 575.1949.2	1943-1947	Engraving, printed in black	plate 14 15/16 x 9 13/16" (38 x 25 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (facing page VI) from HOUSE OF INCEST Illustrated Book Acc. 575.1949.3	1943-1947	Engraving, printed in black	plate 14 15/16 x 9 13/16" (38 x 25 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (facing page XIV) from HOUSE OF INCEST Illustrated Book Acc. 575.1949.4	1943-1947	Engraving, printed in black	plate 14 15/16 x 9 13/16" (38 x 25 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Cover from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.18	1944		composition 8 7/16 x 9 13/16" (21.4 x 25 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Headpiece (page 1) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.2	1944		composition 3 13/16 x 4 7/16" (9.7 x 11.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Headpiece (page 19) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.4	1944		composition 2 1/2 x 3 7/8" (6.3 x 9.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Headpiece (page 31) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.6	1944		composition 4 3/16 x 4 7/16" (10.7 x 11.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Headpiece (page 40) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.8	1944		composition 3 13/16 x 2 7/16" (9.7 x 6.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Headpiece (page 48) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.10	1944		composition 3 13/16 x 4 1/2" (9.7 x 11.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Headpiece (page 62) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.12	1944		irreg. composition 3 5/16 x 4 1/2" (8.5 x 11.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Headpiece (page 70) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.14	1944		composition 3 7/8 x 2 1/2" (9.8 x 6.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Headpiece (page 78) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.16	1944		composition 3 3/4 x 3 7/16" (9.5 x 8.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Tailpiece (page 16) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.3	1944		composition 1 1/16 x 1 5/16" (2.7 x 3.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Tailpiece (page 27) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.5	1944		irreg. composition 1 3/8 x 3 7/16" (3.5 x 8.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Tailpiece (page 39) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.7	1944		composition 2 1/2 x 3 7/8" (6.3 x 9.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Tailpiece (page 45) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.9	1944		composition 2 9/16 x 3 1/2" (6.6 x 8.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Tailpiece (page 58) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.11	1944		composition 2 1/2 x 3 7/16" (6.3 x 8.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Tailpiece (page 66) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.13	1944		composition 2 1/2 x 3 7/8" (6.4 x 9.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Tailpiece (page 74) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.15	1944		composition 2 1/2 x 3 7/16" (6.4 x 8.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Tailpiece (page 83) from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.17	1944		composition 3 13/16 x 1 15/16" (9.7 x 5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Title page from UNDER A GLASS BELL Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.1	1944		irreg. composition 7 15/16 x 4 7/16" (20.3 x 11.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Under a Glass Bell Illustrated Book Acc. 576.1949.1-18	1944	Illustrated book with 18 soft ground etching and engravings	page 8 1/8 x 4 1/2" (20 x 11.5 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Headpiece (folio 1) from THIS HUNGER Illustrated Book Acc. 857.1964.1	1945		composition 1 7/16 x 1 1/16" (3.7 x 2.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate (folio 10) from THIS HUNGER Illustrated Book Acc. 857.1964.5	1945	Wood engraving, printed in color	irreg. composition 7 1/16 x 5 3/16" (18 x 13.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate (folio 12) from THIS HUNGER Illustrated Book Acc. 857.1964.6	1945		irreg. composition 8 1/8 x 5 15/16" (20.6 x 15.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate (folio 4) from THIS HUNGER Illustrated Book Acc. 857.1964.2	1945		composition 8 1/16 x 6" (20.5 x 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate (folio 6) from THIS HUNGER Illustrated Book Acc. 857.1964.3	1945		composition 7 1/16 x 5 1/4" (17.9 x 13.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate (folio 8) from THIS HUNGER Illustrated Book Acc. 857.1964.4	1945		composition 7 1/16 x 5 3/16" (17.9 x 13.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
THIS HUNGER: Preface Illustrated Book Acc. 857.1964.1-7	1945	7 wood engravings (including wrapper front and headpiece), printed in color	irreg. page 9 13/16 x 7 1/4" (25 x 18.5 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Wrapper front from THIS HUNGER Illustrated Book Acc. 857.1964.7	1945	Wood engraving, printed in color	composition 2 1/16 x 3 11/16" (5.3 x 9.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
HOUSE OF INCEST Illustrated Book Acc. 575.1949.1-6	1947. (Prints executed 1943-1947).	3 engravings, printed in black; 2 soft ground etching and engravings, relief printed in black; and 1 engraving and woodcut with gouache additions (front cover), printed in color	irreg. page 16 7/16 x 11 13/16" (41 x 30 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase