Artist Monograph

John Cage, American

American, 1912–1992

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Other Media 29 33.3%
Drawing 12 13.8%
Lithography 11 12.6%
Photography 7 8%
Screenprint 3 3.4%
Engraving 1 1.1%
Watercolor 1 1.1%
Printmaking 1 1.1%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 76 87.4%
Fluxus Collection 11 12.6%

Production by Decade

10
0s
1
1940s
6
1950s
22
1960s
13
1970s
31
1980s
3
1990s
1
2000s

Classification Types

  • Illustrated Book — 33
  • Audio — 19
  • Drawing — 16
  • Print — 11
  • Photograph — 7
  • Multiple — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)3247.8%
Medium (30–100 cm)3349.3%
Large (1–3 m)23%

Range: 8.0 cm → 133.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19702
19721
197410
19751
19773
19835
198424
19871
19902
19951
19992
20053
200813
20121
20138
20182
20222

American Contemporaries

  1. 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas