Artist Monograph

John Lennon, British

British, 1940–1980

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	5	38.5%
Lithography	2	15.4%
Acrylic Painting	1	7.7%
Printmaking	1	7.7%
Watercolor	1	7.7%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	8	61.5%
Fluxus Collection	5	38.5%

Production by Decade

4

0s

2

1960s

6

1970s

1

1990s

Classification Types

Multiple — 4
Print — 4
Audio — 2
Video — 1
Sculpture — 1
Illustrated Book — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	7	87.5%
Medium (30–100 cm)	1	12.5%

Range: 6.3 cm → 47.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2006	1
2008	10
2013	2

British Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 13 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Bottoms Video Acc. FC5063		VHS	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Chocolate Chess Sculpture Acc. FC2868			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Fluxtour Tickets Print Acc. FC1490			Each: 1 1/8 x 2 7/8" (2.8 x 7.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Fluxtour Tickets Print Acc. FC1920			Each: 1 x 2 13/16" (2.6 x 7.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Danger Box, Build around it Multiple Acc. 3868.2008	1968	Embossed acrylic with presstype	overall: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 1/4" (6.3 × 6.3 × 0.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
The John Lennon London Diary 1969 Illustrated Book Acc. 3338.2008.x1-x3	1969	Artist's book, offset printed	4 x 3 x 3/8" (10.2 x 7.6 x 1 cm) [.x2 has slightly different dims.] ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band Audio Acc. 854.2013.157	1970	Cassette tape	cover: 4 1/4 × 2 3/4" (10.8 × 7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund
collected stamps, individual works Multiple Acc. 4431.2008.a-c	1971	3 stamps	dimensions vary ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Piece for George Maciunas who can't distinguish between these colors Multiple Acc. 2313.2008	1971	Paint set with paintbrush, 15 tubes of watercolor paint, and printed card	9 7/16 × 4 5/8 × 7/8" (24 × 11.8 × 2.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
response to Blue Room Event Multiple Acc. 4430.2008.a-d	1971	4 stamps	dimensions vary ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
WAR IS OVER! Print Acc. FC4222	c. 1972	Offset lithograph	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Shaved Fish Audio Acc. 854.2013.156	1975	Cassette tape	cover: 4 1/4 × 2 3/4" (10.8 × 7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund
1969/95 from Museum in Progress Print Acc. 514.2006.52	(newspaper published September 13, 1995)	Offset lithograph	sheet: 18 1/2 x 12 3/8" (47 x 31.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Linda Barth Goldstein Fund