Artist Monograph

Lenore Tawney, American

American, 1907–2007

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	3	60%
Other Media	1	20%
Sculpture	1	20%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	3	60%
Architecture & Design	2	40%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	3	60%
Large (1–3 m)	1	20%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	20%

Range: 19.4 cm → 414.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1963	1
1975	1
2004	1
2006	2

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 5 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Dark River Design Acc. 133.1963	1962	Linen and wood	164 x 22 1/2" (416.6 x 57.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Greta Daniel Design Fund
2 am 2-7-67 Drawing Acc. 180.2004	1967	Ink, colored pencil, and pencil on printed book pages	8 1/2 x 10 3/4" (21.6 x 27.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Seed Circle Drawing Acc. 597.2006	(1967)	Ink on corks and seeds on book pages	7 1/4 x 9" (18.4 x 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Little River Design Acc. 512.1975	1968	Linen	91 1/2 x 21" (232.4 x 53.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
Gnamon 2.10.72 Drawing Acc. 598.2006	1972	Ink with bone on paper	7 5/8 x 7 5/8" (19.4 x 19.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky