Artist Monograph

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, American

American, born 1951

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	16	64%
Photography	9	36%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	25	100%

Range: 33.5 cm → 61.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2004	4
2022	5
2023	16

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 25 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
An Afternoon with Aunt Tootie, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.12	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
An Old Fallen House next to a Moss-Draped Tree, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.9	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Black Man, White Woman, Johannesburg, South Africa Photograph Acc. 246.2004	1977	Gelatin silver print	13 1/4 × 8 7/8" (33.7 × 22.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Dr. Michael I. Jacobs
Boiling Crab, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.4	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Cousins, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.6	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Daufuskie Island Photograph Acc. 159.2023.1-15	1977–82	Portfolio with fifteen inkjet prints, printed 2007 and two videos	Each 9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Disembarking, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.10	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Emily’s Kitchen, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.8	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Girl in Screen Door, Edisto Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.13	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Jake with his Boat Arriving on Daufuskie’s Shore, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, Photograph Acc. 159.2023.1	1977–82	Inkjet print	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Lavinia “Blossum” Robinson, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.2	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Mine Dancers, Alexandra Township, South Africa Photograph Acc. 637.2022	1977	Gelatin silver print	10 15/16 × 16 3/8" (27.8 × 41.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Agnes Rindge Claflin Fund
Miss Bertha, Edisto Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.7	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Riding in a Car with No Windows, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.11	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Shrimper and Son, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.3	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Soweto Yard, South Africa Photograph Acc. 247.2004	1977	Gelatin silver print	9 1/16 × 13 9/16" (23 × 34.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Dr. Michael I. Jacobs
Susie Standing next to a Holy Picture in her Living Room, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.5	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Susie Standing next to a Holy Picture in her Living Room, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.14	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Union Baptist Church, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 159.2023.15	1977–82	Inkjet print, printed 2007	9 3/8 × 14" (23.8 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Waiting for Train Photograph Acc. 634.2022	1977	Gelatin silver print	22 1/16 × 15 1/16" (56 × 38.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Agnes Rindge Claflin Fund
Woman in Doorway Photograph Acc. 633.2022	1977	Gelatin silver print	14 3/4 × 22 3/16" (37.5 × 56.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Agnes Rindge Claflin Fund
Airport, Guayaquil, Ecuador Photograph Acc. 248.2004	1978	Gelatin silver print	8 3/4 × 13 3/16" (22.3 × 33.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Dr. Michael I. Jacobs
Robert Sobukwe’s Funeral: His Coffin Descends but His Spirit Remains, Graaff-Reinet, South Africa Photograph Acc. 636.2022	1978	Gelatin silver print	11 3/16 × 16 9/16" (28.4 × 42.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Agnes Rindge Claflin Fund
Soccer Players in the Rain, Soweto, South Africa Photograph Acc. 635.2022	1978	Gelatin silver print	12 1/4 × 16 1/2" (31.1 × 41.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Agnes Rindge Claflin Fund
Central Park Wedding, New York Photograph Acc. 249.2004	2001	Gelatin silver print	13 7/16 × 9 1/8" (34.1 × 23.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Dr. Michael I. Jacobs