Artist Monograph

Leo Lionni, American

American, born Amsterdam. 1910–1999

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Screenprint	12	54.5%
Lithography	8	36.4%
Other Media	2	9.1%

Production by Decade

1900s

1940s

1950s

1990s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	8	42.1%
Medium (30–100 cm)	8	42.1%
Large (1–3 m)	3	15.8%

Range: 14.9 cm → 116.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1951	1
1953	1
1954	12
1955	1
1957	4
1968	1
1979	1
2015	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 22 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Cancer's Seven Deadly Signals Design Acc. 315.1953	1900-1953	3 plates, poster	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the American Cancer Society
Keep 'Em Rolling Design Acc. 880.1979	1941	Offset lithograph	40 x 29 1/2" (101.5 x 75 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Office for Emergency Management
Keep 'Em Rolling! Design Acc. 151.1968	1941	Offset lithograph	40 x 28 1/8" (101.6 x 71.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Office for Emergency Management
Cancer is Curable If Treated Early (Any change in a wart or mole may mean cancer) Design Acc. 523.1954.2	1950	Silkscreen	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the American Cancer Society
Cancer is Curable If Treated Early (Any change in normal bowel habits may mean cancer) Design Acc. 523.1954.3	1950	Silkscreen	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the American Cancer Society
Cancer is Curable If Treated Early (At the first sign of unusual bleeding or discharge go straight to your doctor. It may mean cancer.) Design Acc. 523.1954.5	1950	Silkscreen	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the American Cancer Society
Cancer is Curable If Treated Early (Persistent hoarseness or cough may mean cancer) Design Acc. 523.1954.4	1950	Silkscreen	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the American Cancer Society
Cancer is Curable If Treated Early, If you feel a lump or thickening in the breast or elsewhere it may mean cancer. Design Acc. 523.1954.6	1950	Silkscreen	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the American Cancer Society
Cancer is Curable If Treated Early, If you notice any sore that does not heal go straight to your doctor. It may mean cancer. Design Acc. 523.1954.1	1950	Silkscreen	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the American Cancer Society
Cancer Series: Cancer is Curable If Treated Early (If you notice any sore that does not heal go straight to your doctor. It may mean cancer.) Design Acc. 523.1954.1-6	1950	Silkscreen	Each: 11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the American Cancer Society
8 Automobiles Design Acc. 613.1951	1951	Offset lithograph	10 × 26" (25.4 × 66 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art
25th Anniversary – Museum of Modern Art Design Acc. 173.1955	1954	Letterpress	11 × 21" (27.9 × 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 Publications Department
Olivetti Lettera 22 Design Acc. 524.1954.1-4	c. 1954	Silkscreen	Each (approx): 26 3/4 × 19" (67.9 × 48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Olivetti Corporation
Olivetti Lettera 22 Design Acc. 524.1954.1	c. 1954	Silkscreen	26 3/4 × 19" (67.9 × 48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Olivetti Corporation
Olivetti Lettera 22 Design Acc. 524.1954.2	c. 1954	Silkscreen	26 3/4 × 19" (67.9 × 48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Olivetti Corporation
Olivetti Lettera 22 Design Acc. 524.1954.3	c. 1954	Silkscreen	26 3/4 × 19" (67.9 × 48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Olivetti Corporation
Olivetti Lettera 22 Design Acc. 524.1954.4	c. 1954	Silkscreen	26 3/4 × 19" (67.9 × 48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Olivetti Corporation
Which Way Out? Design Acc. 333.1957.1-3	1954	Offset lithograph	dimensions vary ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Family Service Association of America
Which Way Out? Design Acc. 333.1957.3	1954	Offset lithograph	45 3/4 x 29 5/8" (116.3 x 75.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Family Service Association of America
Which Way Out? Design Acc. 333.1957.1	1954	Offset lithograph	approx 24 x 12" ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Family Service Association of America
Which Way Out? Design Acc. 333.1957.2	1954	Offset lithograph	11 × 28" (27.9 × 71.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Family Service Association of America
Postcard handwritten to Elaine Lustig Cohen Design Acc. 1232.2015	1990	Lithograph	5 7/8 × 4 1/8" (14.9 × 10.5 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