Artist Monograph

Mark Dion, American

American, born 1961

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	13	72.2%
Other Media	2	11.1%
Lithography	2	11.1%
Sculpture	1	5.6%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	17	94.4%
Painting & Sculpture	1	5.6%

Production by Decade

7

1990s

10

2000s

1

2010s

Classification Types

Drawing — 14
Illustrated Book — 2
Print — 1
Sculpture — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	4	25%
Medium (30–100 cm)	11	68.8%
Large (1–3 m)	1	6.3%

Range: 15.2 cm → 259.1 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2005	10
2006	1
2011	1
2013	3
2018	2

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 18 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Deep Time and Disney Time Drawing Acc. 1566.2005.1	1990	Colored pencil and pencil on paper in artist's frame	10 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 5/8" (27.3 x 47.6 x 1.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Evolution and the Fixivity of a Rodent Species Drawing Acc. 1566.2005.2	1990	Colored pencil and pencil on paper in artist's frame	10 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 5/8" (27.3 x 47.6 x 1.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
From the series "Mickey Cuvier 'discovers' extinction" Drawing Acc. 1566.2005.1-4	1990	Colored pencil and pencil on four pieces of paper all in artist's frames	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
M. Cuvier "Discovers" Extinction Drawing Acc. 1566.2005.3	1990	Colored pencil and pencil on paper in artist's frame	10 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 5/8" (27.3 x 47.6 x 1.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Taxonomy of Non-Endanger Species Drawing Acc. 1566.2005.4	1990	Colored pencil and pencil on paper in artist's frame	17 x 12 1/4 x 5/8" (43.2 x 31.1 x 1.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled from the Museum in Progress project The Message as Medium Print Acc. 514.2006.5	(newspaper published December 20, 1990)	Lithograph, offset printed	sheet (two-page spread): 18 1/2 x 24 13/16" (47 x 63 cm); composition: 16 7/8 x 23" (42.8 x 58.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Linda Barth Goldstein Fund
The Department of Marine Animal Identification of the City of San Francisco (Chinatown Division); The American Acclimatization Society; The San Francisco Bay Authority – Plankton Research Station Drawing Acc. 645.2013.a-d	1998	Collage, pencil, and colored pencil on four sheets of paper	each: 11 x 14" (27.9 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of the Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art
Rescue Archaeology – A Project for the Museum of Modern Art Drawing Acc. 84.2005	2000 – 2004	Colored pencil and pencil on cardstock	11 x 14" (27.9 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Susan G. Jacoby in memory of mother Marjorie L. Goldberger
Babel Drawing Acc. 1407.2018	2002	Felt-tip pen on graph paper	8 1/2 × 5 1/2" (21.6 × 14 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman Instruction Drawing Collection, Detroit
Die geöffnete Raritäten-und Naturalien-Kammer from the series Ex Libris Illustrated Book Acc. 1019.2011.3	2002 (originally published 1704)	Artist's book with offset bookplate	overall (closed): 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 11/16" (19 x 12 x 1.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of an anonymous donor in honor of Glenn D. Lowry
Seattle Vivarium Drawing Acc. 646.2013.a-f	2002	Colored pencil on six sheets of paper	.a): 9 x 12" (22.9 x 30.5 cm) .b): 7 3/4 x 13 1/8" (19.7 x 33.3 cm) .c): 9 x 12" (22.9 x 30.5 cm) .d): 9 x 12" (22.9 x 30.5 cm) .e): 9 x 12" (22.9 x 30.5 cm) .f): 7 3/8 x 12" (18.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of the Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art
Scheme of the Field Investigation 1986-2003: The Representation of Nature Drawing Acc. 86.2005	2003	Colored pencil and pencil on cardstock	10 x 16 1/2" (25.4 x 41.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Susan G. Jacoby in memory of mother Marjorie L. Goldberger
Scheme of the Field of Investigation. 1986-2003 Drawing Acc. 85.2005	2003	Colored pencil, felt-tip pen, and pencil on cardstock	17 x 13 1/2" (43.2 x 34.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Susan G. Jacoby in memory of mother Marjorie L. Goldberger
Cabinet (from Project 82 – "Rescue Archeology: A Project for The Museum of Modern Art") Sculpture Acc. 235.2005	2004	Wood, aluminum, plaster, concrete, glass, plastic, paint, stone, ceramic, brick and various metals	8' 6" x 59 1/2 x 36" (259.1 x 151.1 x 91.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of the Freedman Family in memory of Doris C. and Alan J. Freedman
Rescue Archaeology – A Project for the Museum of Modern Art Drawing Acc. 87.2005	2004	Cut-and-pasted printed paper with colored pencil and pencil on cardstock	11 x 14" (27.9 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Susan G. Jacoby in memory of mother Marjorie L. Goldberger
Aviary Library Drawing Acc. 1408.2018	2006	Colored pencil on paper	8 1/4 × 5 7/8" (21 × 14.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman Instruction Drawing Collection, Detroit
Fragments of Travel, Exploration and Adventure Illustrated Book Acc. 1008.2007	2007	Illustrated book with twenty-seven bound-in lithographs, offset printed, six bound-in digital prints, five loose lithographs, offset printed and two loose digital prints	page: dimensions vary; overall: 10 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 7/8" (26 x 32 x 2.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Monroe Wheeler Fund
Phantoms of the Clark Expedition Drawing Acc. 647.2013.a-k	2011	Colored pencil on eleven sheets of paper	6 x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 cm) each ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of the Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art