Artist Monograph

Joost Schmidt, German

German, 1893–1948

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	18	85.7%
Gouache	1	4.8%
Printmaking	1	4.8%
Lithography	1	4.8%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Architecture & Design	20	95.2%
Drawings & Prints	1	4.8%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	16	80%
Medium (30–100 cm)	4	20%

Range: 5.9 cm → 66.7 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1957	1
1999	11
2009	2
2015	6
2018	1

German Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 21 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Staatliches Bauhaus Ausstellung Design Acc. 320.1957	1923	Lithograph	26 1/4 x 18 5/8" (66.7 x 47.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Walter Gropius
Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar, neue Schachspiele Design Acc. 892.1999	1923-24	Letterpress	⌀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
The New Chess Game (Das Neue Schachspiel). Promotional design (unrealized) for chess set by Josef Hartwig Drawing Acc. 489.2018	c. 1923	Cut-and-pasted paper with ink, gouache, and pencil on paper	21 13/16 × 16 11/16" (55.4 × 42.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Merrill C. Berman Collection. Acquired through the generosity of the International Council of The Museum of Modern Art in honor of Lewis B. Cullman; and by exchange: the Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Bequest
Dessau Verkehrsbüro Design Acc. 893.1999	c. 1924	Letterpress	Folded: 8 13/16 x 8 7/8" (22.4 x 22.5 cm); unfolded: 8 13/16 x 17 7/8" (22.4 x 45.4 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
YKO Box (YKO typewriter ribbon tin) Design Acc. 615.2009	1924	Painted steel	7/8 x 2 5/16 x 2 5/16" (2.3 x 5.9 x 5.9 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
YKO Büroneuheiten Design Acc. 897.1999	c. 1924-26	Letterpress	9 7/8 x 6 15/16" (25.1 x 17.6 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
YKO label Design Acc. 1330.2015	1924–1925	Letterpress	2 3/4 × 3 1/2" (7 × 8.9 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 Arntz Holzchnitte Design Acc. 894.1999	1925	Letterpress	11 1/8 x 7 1/2" (28.3 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
Das Bauhaus in Dessau postcard Design Acc. 1327.2015	1925	Letterpress	4 × 5 5/8" (10.2 × 14.3 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
Die Form magazine letterhead Design Acc. 1328.2015	1926	Letterpress	11 3/4 × 8 1/4" (29.8 × 21 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
Offset Buch und Werbekunst, Jg. 7 Design Acc. 616.2009	1926	Book, letterpress and offset printed	12 1/4 x 9 1/4" (31.1 x 23.5 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
Stationery envelope label for YKO Design Acc. 900.1999	c. 1926	Letterpress	Label: 4 1/4 x 5 5/8" (10.8 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
YKO Bürobedarf (Advertisement for YKO office supplies) Design Acc. 895.1999	1926	Letterpress	9 5/8 x 6 7/8" (24.4 x 17.4 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
YKO Bürobedarf, Paul Henss Weimar (Advertisement for YKO office supplies for the firm Paul Henss, Weimar) Design Acc. 896.1999	c. 1926	Letterpress	11 1/4 x 8 7/8" (28.6 x 22.5 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
YKO Kohlepapier Design Acc. 898.1999	c. 1926	Letterpress	12 1/8 x 7 7/8" (30.8 x 20 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
YKO Papiere (Advertisement for YKO papers) Design Acc. 899.1999	c. 1926	Letterpress	3 3/4 x 7 1/8" (9.5 x 18.1 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
Joost Schmidt, Bauhaus, Dessau letterhead Design Acc. 1329.2015	1928	Letterpress	11 5/8 × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 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
Bauhaus: Vierteljahr-Zeitschrift für Gestaltung, October-December 1929, number 4, year 3 Design Acc. 537.1999	1929	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
Dessau Design Acc. 901.1999	c. 1930	Letterpress	9 1/16 x 9 1/4" (23 x 23.5 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
Joost Schmidt letterhead Design Acc. 1331.2015.1	c.1930-1934	Letterpress	11 5/8 × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 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
Joost Schmidt stationery calling card Design Acc. 1331.2015.2	c.1930-1934	Letterpress	1 7/8 × 3 1/2" (4.8 × 8.9 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