Artist Monograph

Johannes Molzahn, German

German, 1892–1965

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	28	75.7%
Lithography	9	24.3%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	29	78.4%
Medium (30–100 cm)	8	21.6%

Range: 7.6 cm → 88.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1937	2
1950	1
1998	1
1999	31
2002	1
2015	1

German Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 37 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Carl Petrie, Alfeld/Leine, Kohlenhandlung, Rechnung Design Acc. 810.1999	1920-1950	Letterpress	5 13/16 x 8 1/4" (14.8 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Fagus Werk letterhead Design Acc. 781.1999	1922	Letterpress and embossing	11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Fagus-Werk, Karl Benscheidt Design Acc. 780.1999	1922	Letterpress	4 3/8 x 8 11/16" (11.1 x 22.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Fagus-Werk, Karl Benscheidt Design Acc. 782.1999	1922	Letterpress	4 1/2 x 6 3/8" (11.4 x 16.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Fagus-Werk, Karl Benscheidt Design Acc. 783.1999	1922	Letterpress and embossing	11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Fagus-Werk, Karl Benscheidt Design Acc. 784.1999	1922	Letterpress and embossing	11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Fagus-Werk, Karl Benscheidt Design Acc. 785.1999	1922	Letterpress and embossing	11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Fagus-Werk, Karl Benscheidt Design Acc. 786.1999	1922	Letterpress and embossing	11 11/16 x 8 5/16" (29.7 x 21.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Fagus-Werk, Karl Benscheidt Design Acc. 787.1999	1922	Letterpress and embossing	11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Fagus-Werk, Karl Benscheidt Design Acc. 788.1999	1922	Letterpress and embossing	5 7/8 x 8 1/4" (14.9 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Überreicht: Franz Kopp Design Acc. 789.1999	1922	Letterpress and embossing	3 1/16 x 5 5/8" (7.8 x 14.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Carl Petrie, Alfeld/Leine, Wettertuche Design Acc. 809.1999	c. 1925-30	Letterpress	4 1/2 x 6 3/8" (11.4 x 16.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Carl Petrie, Alfeld/Leine, Wettertuche, Postkarte Design Acc. 808.1999	c. 1925-30	Letterpress	Each card: 4 1/8 x 5 7/8" (10.5 x 14.9 cm); three cards connected: 16 5/8 x 5 7/8 (10.5 x 14.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Magdeburg Handwerksausstellung Design Acc. 157.2002	1925	Lithograph	34 1/8 x 24 3/4" (86.7 x 62.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Leonard and Evelyn Lauder
Mitteldeutsche Handwerks Ausstellung Design Acc. 802.1999	1925	Letterpress	5 1/16 x 7 11/16" (12.9 x 19.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Mitteldeutsche Handwerks Ausstellung Design Acc. 804.1999	1925	Letterpress	13 x 8 1/4" (33 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Mitteldeutsche Handwerks Ausstellung, Programm Design Acc. 803.1999	1925	Letterpress	12 7/8 x 8 1/4" (32.7 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Mitteldeutsche Handwerks Ausstellung. (Middle German Handicrafts Exhibition) Design Acc. 260.1998	1925	Lithograph	12 1/2" x 8 3/4" (31.5 cm x 22.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen
Nema Werkzeugmaschinen-Fabrik Design Acc. 805.1999	1925-30	Letterpress	11 11/16 x 8 5/16" (29.7 x 21.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Postanschrift: Johs. Molzahn Magdeburg Sternstr. 24, Gebühren Rechnung Design Acc. 800.1999	1925-30	Letterpress	11 5/8 x 8 1/4" (29.5 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Stationery invoice for Carl Petrie, Alfeld/Leine, Wettertuche Design Acc. 807.1999	c. 1925-30	Letterpress	11 5/8 x 8 1/4" (29.5 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Wilh. Heunert letterhead Design Acc. 791.1999	c. 1927	Letterpress	11 3/4 x 8 5/16" (29.8 x 21.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Besucht die Werkbundausstellung in Breslau: Wohnung und Werkraum Design Acc. 801.1999	1929	Offset photolithograph	Folded: 8 1/4 x 4 3/8" (21 x 11.1 cm); unfolded: 8 1/4 x 17 3/8" (21 x 44.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Prof. Johannes Molzahn Design Acc. 790.1999	c. 1929	Letterpress	4 1/2 x 8 5/8" (11.4 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Wohnung und Werkraum Design Acc. 792.1999	1929	Letterpress	4 1/2 x 9 1/16" (11.4 x 23 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Wohnung und Werkraum Design Acc. 793.1999	1929	Offset lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 5/16" (29.8 x 21.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Wohnung und Werkraum Design Acc. 794.1999	1929	Offset lithograph	1 x 3" (2.5 x 7.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Wohnung und Werkraum Design Acc. 795.1999	1929	Letterpress	11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Wohnung und Werkraum Design Acc. 796.1999	1929	Offset lithograph	9 x 12 3/4" (22.9 x 32.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Wohnung und Werkraum Design Acc. 797.1999	1929	Letterpress	2 1/4 x 5 3/4" (5.7 x 14.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Wohnung und Werkraum (Dwelling and Workplace) (Poster for Deutsche Werkbund Exhibition in Breslau) Design Acc. 367.1950	1929	Photolithograph	23 5/8 x 33" (60 x 83.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Philip Johnson
Wohnung und Werkraum (Dwelling and Workplace) (Poster for Deutsche Werkbund Exhibition in Breslau) Design Acc. 334.1937	1929	Lithograph	35 x 23 1/2" (88.9 x 59.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Purchase Fund, Jan Tschichold Collection
Wohnung und Werkraum (Dwelling and Workplace) (Poster for Deutsche Werkbund Exhibition in Breslau) Design Acc. 346.1937	1929	Lithograph	23 5/8 x 33" (60 x 83.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Purchase Fund, Jan Tschichold Collection
Wohnung und Werkraum Postkarte Design Acc. 798.1999	1929	Letterpress	6 1/4 x 5 3/4" (15.9 x 14.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Wohnung und Werkraum stationery envelope Design Acc. 1296.2015	1929	Letterpress	4 1/2 × 8 5/8" (11.4 × 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Ausstellung der Studierenden Design Acc. 806.1999	1930	Letterpress	7 7/16 x 7 1/2" (18.9 x 19.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Postanschrift: Johs. Molzahn Magdeburg Sternstr. 24 Design Acc. 799.1999	c. 1930	Letterpress	11 11/16 x 8 5/16" (29.7 x 21.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson