Artist Monograph

James Brown, American

James Brown is represented by 62 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as american, with dated works spanning 1982–1990.

American, 1951–2020

Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	31	50%
Oil Painting	29	46.8%
Woodcut	2	3.2%

Technique range

James Brown’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Lithography, with secondary engagement in Oil Painting, Woodcut.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 62 works produced between 1982 and 1990 attributed to James Brown, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Production timeline

Dated works in these two collections span 8 years, from 1982 to 1990.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

James Brown is catalogued under American nationality. See the full American artists hub.

Contemporaries among American artists

16315
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
works at MoMA
3358
Louise Bourgeois
works at MoMA
2199
Ellsworth Kelly
works at MoMA
1338
Lee Friedlander
works at MoMA
932
George Maciunas
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1951–2020 (69 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 62 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Cosmos and Damian with Long Doncon Figure Drawing Acc. 426.2002	1982	Pencil and oil on paper	60 x 50" (152.4 x 127 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mark Rosenthal and Lisa Roumell
Front cover from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.30	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 9 1/16 × 5 1/2" (23 × 14 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 10) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.9	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 15/16 × 11 3/16" (30.3 × 28.4 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 11) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.10	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 5/16 × 11 9/16" (31.3 × 29.3 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 12) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.11	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 13 9/16 × 11 5/8" (34.4 × 29.6 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 13) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.12	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 5/16 × 11 9/16" (31.2 × 29.3 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 14) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.13	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 5/8 × 11 5/8" (32 × 29.5 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 15) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.14	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 7/16 × 11 9/16" (31.6 × 29.3 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 16) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.15	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 13 1/8 × 11 15/16" (33.3 × 30.3 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 17) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.16	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 5/8 × 11 5/8" (32 × 29.5 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 18) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.17	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 × 11 9/16" (30.5 × 29.3 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 19) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.18	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 15/16 × 11 7/16" (30.3 × 29 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 20) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.19	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 15/16 × 11 9/16" (30.4 × 29.3 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 21) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.20	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 13 1/16 × 11 5/8" (33.1 × 29.5 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 22) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.21	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 3/8 × 11 7/8" (31.5 × 30.2 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 23) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.22	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 7/8 × 11 1/8" (30.2 × 28.3 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 24) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.23	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 3/16 × 11 7/16" (31 × 29 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 25) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.24	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 3/4 × 11 9/16" (29.9 × 29.4 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 26) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.25	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 13 1/16 × 11 3/16" (33.1 × 28.4 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 27) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.26	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 1/16 × 11 5/16" (30.7 × 28.7 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 28) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.27	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 3/16 × 11 3/8" (30.9 × 28.9 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 29) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.28	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 5/8 × 11 7/16" (32 × 29 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 3) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.2	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 5/16 × 11 1/4" (31.2 × 28.5 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 30) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.29	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 13/16 × 11 7/16" (32.5 × 29 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 4) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.3	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 5/16 × 11 1/2" (31.3 × 29.2 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 5) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.4	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 7/16 × 11 5/16" (29 × 28.8 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 6) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.5	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 7/8 × 11 5/16" (30.1 × 28.8 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 7) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.6	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 13 1/4 × 11 7/16" (33.7 × 29 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 8) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.7	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 12 3/16 × 11 9/16" (31 × 29.4 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Plate (folio 9) from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.8	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 7/8 × 11 1/2" (30.2 × 29.2 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.1-30	1983	Illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm); overall (closed): 18 7/8 × 13 7/16 × 11/16" (48 × 34.2 × 1.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Title page from Self Portraits Illustrated Book Acc. 608.1983.1	1983	One from an illustrated book with thirty lithographs (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 13 7/8 × 7 7/16" (35.3 × 18.9 cm); page (each): 16 9/16 × 13 1/8" (42.1 × 33.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lucio Amelio
Back cover from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.26	1989, published 1990	Aquatint from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 22 5/8 × 17" (57.5 × 43.2 cm); overall (closed): 22 3/4 × 19 × 13/16" (57.8 × 48.2 × 2.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Double page frontispiece (folios 2 verso and 4) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.1	1989, published 1990	Aquatint with collage additions from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 22 1/8 × 36 7/8" (56.2 × 93.7 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Double page plate (folios 10 verso and 11) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.11	1989, published 1990	Aquatint and lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 22 3/16 × 35 7/16" (56.4 × 90 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Double page plate (folios 11 verso and 12) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.12	1989, published 1990	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 22 1/16 × 35 1/2" (56 × 90.2 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Front cover from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.25	1989, published 1990	Aquatint from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 22 5/8 × 17 1/16" (57.5 × 43.3 cm); overall (closed): 22 3/4 × 19 × 13/16" (57.8 × 48.2 × 2.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 10) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.10	1989, published 1990	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 21 1/16 × 15 15/16" (53.5 × 40.5 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 13 verso) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.14	1989, published 1990	Aquatint from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 22 1/8 × 18 1/4" (56.2 × 46.3 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 13) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.13	1989, published 1990	Aquatint with collage additions from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	plate: 20 13/16 × 15 3/4" (52.9 × 40 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 14 verso) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.16	1989, published 1990	Aquatint from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 22 1/8 × 18 1/4" (56.2 × 46.4 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 14) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.15	1989, published 1990	Aquatint with collage additions from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 21 5/16 × 17 3/16" (54.2 × 43.7 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 15 verso) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.18	1989, published 1990	Aquatint from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 22 1/8 × 18 1/8" (56.2 × 46 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 15) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.17	1989, published 1990	Aquatint with collage additions from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 21 5/16 × 17 1/8" (54.2 × 43.5 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 16) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.19	1989, published 1990	Aquatint from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 21 5/16 × 17 3/16" (54.2 × 43.6 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 17) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.20	1989, published 1990	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 22 1/16 × 18 1/4" (56.1 × 46.3 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 18) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.21	1989, published 1990	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 22 1/16 × 17 15/16" (56 × 45.5 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 19) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.22	1989, published 1990	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 22 × 18 1/8" (55.9 × 46 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 20) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.23	1989, published 1990	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 22 1/16 × 9 1/8" (56 × 23.2 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 21) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.24	1989, published 1990	Oil drawing from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 14 1/2 × 10 1/2" (36.8 × 26.7 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 5 verso) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.3	1989, published 1990	Aquatint from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 21 7/8 × 17 5/8" (55.6 × 44.7 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 5) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.2	1989, published 1990	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 11 3/16 × 10 5/16" (28.4 × 26.2 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 6 verso) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.5	1989, published 1990	Oil drawing from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 20 9/16 × 15 13/16" (52.3 × 40.2 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 6) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.4	1989, published 1990	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 20 1/4 × 15 7/8" (51.5 × 40.3 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 7) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.6	1989, published 1990	Aquatint and lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 22 1/8 × 18 1/2" (56.2 × 47 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 8 verso) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.8	1989, published 1990	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 19 11/16 × 9 15/16" (50 × 25.2 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 8) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.7	1989, published 1990	Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 20 3/8 × 16" (51.8 × 40.7 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate (folio 9) from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.9	1989, published 1990	Aquatint from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition: 20 1/2 × 16 1/8" (52 × 41 cm); page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.1-27	1989, published 1990	Illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	page (each): 22 1/8 × 18 7/16" (56.2 × 46.9 cm); overall (closed): 22 3/4 × 19 × 13/16" (57.8 × 48.2 × 2.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Slipcase front from Salt Notes Illustrated Book Acc. 22.1991.27	1989, published 1990	Aquatint from an illustrated book with fifteen aquatints (four with collage additions and two with lithography), ten lithographs, and two oil drawings	composition (irreg.): 2 1/16 × 1 1/2" (5.2 × 3.8 cm); overall (closed): 22 3/4 × 19 × 13/16" (57.8 × 48.2 × 2.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Beaver (plate, folio 71 verso) from A Bestiary Illustrated Book Acc. 29.1991.32	1990	Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with twenty-nine linoleum cuts (two with pochoir and two with letterpress) and seven woodcuts	composition (irreg.): 5 1/16 × 5 1/16" (12.8 × 12.8 cm); page: 14 13/16 × 10 13/16" (37.6 × 27.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Opossum (plate, folio 37 verso) from A Bestiary Illustrated Book Acc. 29.1991.15	1990	Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with twenty-nine linoleum cuts (two with pochoir and two with letterpress) and seven woodcuts	composition: 5 1/16 × 5 1/16" (12.8 × 12.8 cm); page: 14 13/16 × 10 13/16" (37.6 × 27.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by James Brown are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 62 works attributed to James Brown.

What medium did James Brown primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, James Brown's most represented medium is Lithography.

What nationality is James Brown?

James Brown is catalogued as American in MoMA's Artists index.

When were James Brown's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for James Brown span 1982 to 1990.