Artist Monograph

Jonathan Borofsky, American

American, born 1942

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Screenprint	2	16.7%
Lithography	2	16.7%
Drawing	2	16.7%
Other Media	2	16.7%
Woodcut	1	8.3%
Gouache	1	8.3%
Video	1	8.3%
Sculpture	1	8.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	10	83.3%
Media and Performance	1	8.3%
Painting & Sculpture	1	8.3%

Production by Decade

3

1970s

5

1980s

3

1990s

1

2000s

Classification Types

Print — 5
Drawing — 4
Audio — 1
Video — 1
Painting — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	2	18.2%
Medium (30–100 cm)	4	36.4%
Large (1–3 m)	4	36.4%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	9.1%

Range: 14.3 cm → 350.5 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1982	3
1983	1
1984	2
1985	1
1987	1
1992	1
2005	1
2009	1
2013	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 12 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled at 2,470,364 Drawing Acc. 653.1983	1977-78	Ink on paper	14 x 11" (35.5 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Norman Dubrow
Double Self-Portrait with Moving Hands at 2,626,636 Drawing Acc. 180.1982	(1979-80)	Crayon on paper	67 1/2 x 49 1/4" (171.4 x 124.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired with matching funds from Alexis Gregory and the National Endowment for the Arts
Split Head with Hammering Man at 2688104 Print Acc. 226.1982	(1979-80)	Lithograph	irreg composition 19 3/4 x 10 15/16" (50.2 x 27.8 cm) sheet 30 3/16 x 22 5/16" (76.7 x 56.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Elinor and Edmund Grasheim Annual Fund
Self-Portrait at 2,719,997 Painting Acc. 198.1982.a-f	1981	Synthetic polymer paint on canvas in two parts, with synthetic polymer paint on wood and synthetic polymer paint on polyethylene in three parts	11' 6" x 7' 5" x 21' 3" (350.5 x 266 x 647.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Louis and Bessie Adler Foundation Inc., Seymour M. Klein, President
Untitled at 2,783,195 Drawing Acc. 371.1984	(1982)	Ink and gouache on paper	7 7/8 x 6 1/8" (20.1 x 15.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rea
Stick Man Print Acc. 46.1984	1983	Lithograph	Composition: 52 1/2 x 37 3/4" (133.3 x 95.9 cm) Sheet: 52 1/2 x 37 3/4" (133.3 x 95.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Prisoners Video Acc. 482.1985	1985	Video (color, sound)	58 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Purchase
Male Aggression Print Acc. 337.1987	(1986)	Screenprint	irreg. composition 37 1/8 x 41 1/4" (94.3 x 104.7 cm) sheet 42 11/16 x 46 1/8" (108 x 117.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Man with a Briefcase Print Acc. 380.1991	1990-91	Woodcut with collage additions	composition: 92 x 39" (233.7 x 99.1cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Gemini G.E.L.
Jonnie Hitler Audio Acc. 854.2013.46	1992	CD	cover: 4 7/8 × 5 5/8" (12.4 × 14.3 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
Self-Portrait at 5,224,667 Drawing Acc. 1355.2005	(1993)	Ink on paper	13 3/4 x 11" (34.9 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Human Structures and the Light of Consciousness for Obama from Artists for Obama Print Acc. 1625.2009.2	2008	Screenprint from a portfolio of six lithographs (one with screenprint), three screenprints, three etchings (one with aquatint), and two drypoints with chine collé	composition: 12 11/16 x 10 1/16" (32.3 x 25.6 cm); sheet: 14 x 11 1/8" (35.5 x 28.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Agnes Gund