Artist Monograph

John Hubley, American

John Hubley is represented by 102 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as american, with dated works spanning 1957–1959.

American, 1914–1977

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Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Mixed Media	46	45.1%
Oil Painting	1	1%

Technique range

John Hubley’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Mixed Media, with secondary engagement in Oil Painting.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 102 works produced between 1957 and 1959 attributed to John Hubley, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

John Hubley 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: 1914–1977 (63 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 102 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 849.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 11 7/8 x 33 1/4" (30.2 x 84.5 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 850.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/4 x 22" (27.3 x 55.9 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 851.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/4 x 35" (26 x 88.9 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 852.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/4 x 24 7/8" (26 x 63.2 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 853.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 35 1/2 x 10 3/4" (90.2 x 27.3 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 854.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/4 x 33 1/4" (26 x 84.5 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 855.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/2 x 35 1/2" (26.7 x 90.2 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 856.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/4 x 23 1/2" (26 x 59.7 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 857.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/4 x 21 3/4" (27.3 x 55.2 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 858.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/4 x 15 7/8" (27.3 x 40.3 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 859.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/2 x 17 1/2" (26.7 x 44.5 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 860.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/2 x 13 5/8" (26.7 x 34.6 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 861.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 12 3/4 x 17 1/2" (32.4 x 44.5 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 862.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/2 x 13 5/8" (26.7 x 34.6 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 863.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/2 x 14 3/4" (26.7 x 37.5 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 867.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/4 x 13 1/2" (27.3 x 34.3 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 869.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/8 x 14 1/2" (26.4 x 36.8 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 871.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/4 x 14" (27.3 x 35.6 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 872.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/4 x 14" (27.3 x 35.6 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 874.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/8 x 12 7/8" (26.4 x 32.7 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 878.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 5/8 x 21" (27 x 53.3 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 880.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/8 x 16 1/2" (26.4 x 41.9 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 881.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/4 x 13" (27.3 x 33 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 890.1998	1957	Storyboard, mixed media on paper	Overall: 7 x 27 1/4" (17.8 x 69.2 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 898.1998	1957	Storyboard, mixed media on paper	Overall: 5 3/4 x 7" (14.6 x 17.8 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 911.1998	1957	Storyboard, mixed media on paper	Overall: 6 x 6 3/4" (15.2 x 17.1 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 912.1998	1957	Storyboard, mixed media on paper	Overall: 6 x 7 1/4" (15.2 x 18.4 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 913.1998	1957	Storyboard, mixed media on paper	Overall: 5 7/8 x 6 5/8" (14.9 x 16.8 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 914.1998	1957	Storyboard, mixed media on paper	Overall: 5 7/8 x 26 3/4" (14.9 x 67.9 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 915.1998	1957	Storyboard, mixed media on paper	Overall: 5 3/4 x 26 1/2" (14.6 x 67.3 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 916.1998	1957	Storyboard, mixed media on paper	Overall: 6 x 26 3/4" (15.2 x 67.9 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 917.1998	1957	Storyboard, mixed media on paper	Overall: 6 1/8 x 26 1/2" (15.6 x 67.3 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 954.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2" (26.7 x 34.3 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 955.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/4 x 20" (26 x 50.8 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 956.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 x 30" (25.4 x 76.2 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * Work on Paper Acc. 957.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 x 35 1/2" (25.4 x 90.2 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * BG1 (Sc11) Work on Paper Acc. 865.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/4 x 14 1/2" (27.3 x 36.8 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * BG2 (Sc11) Work on Paper Acc. 877.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 5/8 x 13 3/8" (27 x 34 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * BG28 Work on Paper Acc. 876.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/2 x 13 3/8" (26.7 x 34 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * BG33 Work on Paper Acc. 868.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2" (26.7 x 34.3 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * BG38A Work on Paper Acc. 873.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/4 x 13 5/8" (27.3 x 34.6 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * BG48A Work on Paper Acc. 864.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 1/4 x 13 1/8" (26 x 33.3 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * BG57 Work on Paper Acc. 866.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 11 x 13 1/4" (27.9 x 33.7 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * BG65 Work on Paper Acc. 870.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 3/8 x 15 1/2" (26.4 x 39.4 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * BG66 Work on Paper Acc. 875.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 11 1/8 x 14" (28.3 x 35.6 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an * BG72 Work on Paper Acc. 879.1998	1957	Background animation, mixed media on paper	Overall: 10 7/8 x 13 5/8" (27.6 x 34.6 cm)	Film	Hubley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 882.1998	1957		13 1/4 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 883.1998	1957		7 x 7	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 884.1998	1957		26 3/8 x 7 1/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 885.1998	1957		14 5/8 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 886.1998	1957		13 7/8 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 887.1998	1957		8 3/8 x 5 5/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 888.1998	1957		21 1/2 x 6 3/4	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 889.1998	1957		26 1/4 x 5 5/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 891.1998	1957		20 1/2 x 7 1/4	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 892.1998	1957		26 3/4 x 7 1/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 893.1998	1957		6 1/2 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 894.1998	1957		14 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 895.1998	1957		14 3/4 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 896.1998	1957		26 3/4 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 897.1998	1957		21 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 899.1998	1957		26 7/8 x 7	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 900.1998	1957		26 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 901.1998	1957		26 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 902.1998	1957		26 x 7 1/2	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 903.1998	1957		27 x 7 1/2	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 904.1998	1957		27 x 7	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 905.1998	1957		27 1/4 x 7	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 906.1998	1957		27 1/2 x 7	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 907.1998	1957		13 5/8 x 6 7/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 908.1998	1957		15 1/2 x 5 3/4	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 909.1998	1957		26 5/8 x 7 1/4	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 910.1998	1957		27 x 7 1/2	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 918.1998	1957		27 x 5 3/4	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 919.1998	1957		7 3/4 x 7	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 920.1998	1957		27 x 5 3/4	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 921.1998	1957		6 7/8 x 5 7/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 922.1998	1957		7 7/8 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 923.1998	1957		14 1/2 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 924.1998	1957		26 1/4 x 6 3/4	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 925.1998	1957		27 3/8 x 7 1/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 926.1998	1957		26 7/8 x 6 7/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 927.1998	1957		27 x 6 1/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 928.1998	1957		14 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 929.1998	1957		26 3/4 x 7	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 930.1998	1957		26 1/2 x 7	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 931.1998	1957		26 3/4 x 6 5/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 932.1998	1957		26 x 6 7/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 933.1998	1957		26 3/4 x 7 1/2	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 934.1998	1957		26 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 935.1998	1957		26 5/8 x 6"	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 936.1998	1957		27 1/4 x 7"	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 937.1998	1957		27 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 938.1998	1957		27 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 939.1998	1957		14 x 6	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 940.1998	1957		6 3/4 x 5 3/4	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 941.1998	1957		14 7/8 x 5 7/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 942.1998	1957		26 7/8 x 5 7/8	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 943.1998	1957		27 1/4 x 7	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 944.1998	1957		26 1/4 x 6 3/4	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Adventures of an *, Storyboard Work on Paper Acc. 945.1998	1957		26 7/8 x 7	Film	Hubley Collection, Deposit with Department of Film. Special Collections, MoMA.
Moonbird Drawing Acc. F1998.3	1959	Colored pencil and pencil on cut-and-pasted paper on oil on paper	16 1/8 × 20" (41 × 50.8 cm)	Film	Department of Film Special Collections

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by John Hubley are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 102 works attributed to John Hubley.

What medium did John Hubley primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, John Hubley's most represented medium is Mixed Media.

What nationality is John Hubley?

John Hubley is catalogued as American in MoMA's Artists index.

When were John Hubley's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for John Hubley span 1957 to 1959.