Artist Monograph

Jared French, American

American, 1905–1988

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Watercolor	21	87.5%
Gouache	2	8.3%
Tempera	1	4.2%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	23	95.8%
Painting & Sculpture	1	4.2%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	4	16.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	20	83.3%

Range: 21.6 cm → 53.3 cm (largest side)

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 24 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Alias as Drunken Cowboy. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.4	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper, pasted on board with ink and pencil	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Alias as Guide. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.17	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with pencil and ink	17 5/8 x 8 5/8" (44.8 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Alias as Jail-Keeper. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.7	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with ink and pencil	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Alias as Mexican. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.21	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper, pasted on board with ink and watercolor	17 5/8 x 8 1/2" (44.8 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Alias as Sheriff No. 2. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.18	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with ink and pencil	Sheet: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" (21.6 x 14 cm) Mount (cardboard): 17 3/4 x 8 5/8" (45.1 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Alias as Sheriff. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.16	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with ink and pencil	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Billy as Young Boy. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.2	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with ink and pencil	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Billy. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.22	1938	Gouache and pencil on board	17 1/2 × 8 5/8" (44.5 × 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Billy's Basic Costume. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.20	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with ink	17 1/2 × 8 5/8" (44.5 × 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Billy's Last Act Costume. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.8	1938	Gouache and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with ink and pencil	17 1/8 × 8 3/8" (43.5 × 21.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Billy's Mexican Girl. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.11	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on three pieces of paper, pasted and pinned on board with ink and clipped fabric	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Billy's Mother. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.6	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper, pasted on board with ink, pencil, and stapled fabric	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.3	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with ink and pencil	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.10	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper, pasted on board with ink and pencil	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Costume designs for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.1-22	1938	Watercolor and pencil on paper over cardboard	various sizes: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" to 17 1/8 x 8 1/2" (21.6 x 13.9 x 43.6 x 21.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Dance-Hall Girl. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.5	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper, pasted on board with ink and pencil	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Dispatch Officer. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.15	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with pencil, ink, and stapled fabric	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Garrett as Sheriff. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.9	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with ink and pencil	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Gun Girl. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.14	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with pencil and ink	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Housewife. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.13	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper, pasted on board with pencil, ink, and stapled fabric	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Mexican Girl. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.1	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper, pasted on board with ink and pencil	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Plainsman / Prospector. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.12	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with ink, pencil, and pinned fabric	17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Rancher's Wife. Costume design for the ballet Billy the Kid Drawing Acc. 509.1941.19	1938	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on printed paper, pasted on board with ink and pencil	Mount (cardboard): 17 1/2 x 8 5/8" (44.5 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Painting and Sculpture Painting Acc. 157.2026	1949	Egg tempera on gessoed linen mounted on board	21 × 11 1/4" (53.3 × 28.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture