Artist Monograph

Laurie Anderson, American

American, born 1947

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	12	50%
Video	11	45.8%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Media and Performance	12	50%
Drawings & Prints	12	50%

Production by Decade

1970s

1980s

1990s

Classification Types

Video — 11
Audio — 9
Sculpture — 1
Print — 1
Multiple — 1
Periodical — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	5	62.5%
Medium (30–100 cm)	3	37.5%

Range: 10.3 cm → 31.4 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1982	1
1986	2
1987	1
1990	7
1998	2
2002	1
2007	1
2013	9

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 24 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Self-Playing Violin Sculpture Acc. 192.2007	1974	Modified violin with built-in speaker and amplifier (sound)	23 x 10 x 4 1/2 in., 31 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired through the generosity of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro, and the Rockefeller Fund
It's not the bullet that kills you – it's the hole Audio Acc. 854.2013.9	1977	7-inch vinyl record	dimensions vary ⌀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
O Superman Audio Acc. 854.2013.10	1981	7-inch vinyl record	cover: 7 1/8 × 7 1/8" (18.1 × 18.1 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
O Superman Audio Acc. 854.2013.11	1981	7-inch vinyl record	dimensions vary ⌀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
O Superman Audio Acc. 854.2013.12	1981	12-inch vinyl record	cover: 12 3/8 × 12 3/8" (31.4 × 31.4 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
O Superman Video Acc. 471.1982	1981	Video (color, sound)	8 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of Warner Bros. Records
Private Property from Artifacts at the End of a Decade Print Acc. 481.1986.3	1981		⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Joseph Daniel Cahill Masheck
You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With, Audio Acc. 854.2013.322	1981	Two 12-inch vinyl records	cover: 12 3/8 × 12 3/8" (31.4 × 31.4 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
Big Science Audio Acc. 854.2013.14	1982	12-inch vinyl record	cover: 12 1/4 × 12 1/4" (31.1 × 31.1 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
Let X = X Audio Acc. 854.2013.13	1982	Periodical with 7-inch flexi-disc insert	dimensions vary ⌀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
Sharkey's Day Video Acc. 487.1986	1984	Video (color, sound)	4:30 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of Warner Bros. Records
Home of the Brave Audio Acc. 854.2013.15	1986	Cassette tape	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
What You Mean We? Video Acc. 488.1986	1986	Video (color, sound)	19:51 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Purchase
Strange Angels Audio Acc. 854.2013.16	1989	Cassette tape	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
Personal Service Announcement: Jerry Rigging Video Acc. 697.1990.6	1990	Video (color, sound)	0:49 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of Warner Bros. Records
Personal Service Announcement: Military Research Video Acc. 697.1990.4	1990	Video (color, sound)	1:11 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of Warner Bros. Records
Personal Service Announcement: National Anthem Video Acc. 697.1990.2	1990	Video (color, sound)	1:50 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of Warner Bros. Records
Personal Service Announcement: National Debt Video Acc. 697.1990.3	1990	Video (color, sound)	2:12 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of Warner Bros. Records
Personal Service Announcement: TV Lunch Video Acc. 697.1990.1	1990	Video (color, sound)	1 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of Warner Bros. Records
Personal Service Announcement: Women and Money Video Acc. 697.1990.5	1990	Video (color, sound)	1:51 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of Warner Bros. Records
Personal Service Announcements Video Acc. 697.1990.1-6	1990	Six videos (color, sound)	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of Warner Bros. Records
Carmen Video Acc. 456.2002	1991	Video (color, sound)	15 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
Hearring (for Parkett no. 49) Multiple Acc. 20.1998.a-b	1997	Multiple of earring with playable recording	irr. composition 4 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 5/8" (10.3 x 4.8 x 1.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund, Lily Auchincloss Fund, and Gift of Parkett
Parkett no. 49 Periodical Acc. 68.1998.2	1997	Journal	page 10 x 8 1/4" (25 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund, Lily Auchincloss Fund, and Gift of Parkett