Artist Monograph

Karl Free, American

American, 1903–1947

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Tempera	23	88.5%
Gouache	2	7.7%
Watercolor	1	3.8%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	3	11.5%
Medium (30–100 cm)	23	88.5%

Range: 25.7 cm → 72.1 cm (largest side)

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 26 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Captain John Smith. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.14	c. 1936	Tempera and metallic tempera on paper-faced board	14 1/2 x 9 3/4" (36.8 x 24.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Costume designs for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.1-24	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	various sizes: 10 5/8 x 7 1/4 to 13 7/8 x 10 7/8" (26.5 x 18.4 to 35.3 x 27.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Figure. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.24	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	16 1/4 x 13 3/4" (41.3 x 34.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Fir Tree. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.10	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	20 x 8 1/2" (50.8 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
First Warrior. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.2	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	14 3/4 x 7 1/2" (37.5 x 19.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Indian Girl. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.4	c. 1936	Tempera and metallic tempera on paper-faced board	14 3/4 x 7 1/4" (37.5 x 18.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Indian Girl. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.7	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	14 3/4 x 7 1/2" (37.5 x 19.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Indian Girls with Fruits and Water Jars. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.16	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	10 x 15" (25.4 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Indian Warrior, Indian Girl, Medicine Man, Powatan[sic]. Costume designs for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.18	c. 1936	Gouache, watercolor, colored pencil, colored ink, and pencil on paper	12 1/2 x 18 7/8" (31.8 x 47.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
John Rolff (1st Appearance). Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.9	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	15 x 7 7/8" (38.1 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
John Rolff. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.12	c. 1936	Tempera and pencil on board	15 x 8 3/4" (38.1 x 22.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
John Smith. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.20	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	10 1/8 x 7 1/4" (25.7 x 18.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Medicine Man. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.3	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	14 3/4 x 7" (37.5 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Paw Paw Tree. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.11	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	20 x 8 1/2" (50.8 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Pocahontas and John Smith. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.22	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	10 x 15" (25.4 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Pocahontas. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.1	c. 1936	Tempera and metallic tempera on paper-faced board	15 1/8 x 7 1/4" (38.4 x 18.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Pocahontas. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.8	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	15 x 8" (38.1 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Pocahontas. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.13	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	14 3/4 x 10" (37.5 x 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Powatan. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.5	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	14 3/4 x 7 1/4" (37.5 x 18.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Sailor. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.6	c. 1936	Tempera and pencil on paper-faced board	14 3/4 x 7 1/2" (37.5 x 19.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Study for the curtain for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 101.1943	c. 1936	Gouache on paper-faced board	22 × 28 3/8" (55.9 × 72.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Tree Costume for Indian Girls. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.17	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	14 x 11" (35.6 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 the artist
Two Ideas for Skull Caps. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.19	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	10 1/8 x 7 1/4" (25.7 x 18.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Two Indian Men and One Indian Girl. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.21	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	10 x 15" (25.4 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Two White Men. Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.23	c. 1936	Gouache, ink, and pencil on board	13 7/8 x 14 3/8" (35.2 x 36.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Woman (front and back). Costume design for the ballet Pocahontas Drawing Acc. 508.1941.15	c. 1936	Tempera, ink, and pencil on board	10 1/2 x 15" (26.7 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist