Artist Monograph

Massimo Vignelli, Italian

Massimo Vignelli is represented by 70 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as italian, with dated works spanning 1957–2012.

Italian, 1931–2014

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Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	51	72.9%
Other Media	6	8.6%
Printmaking	4	5.7%
Screenprint	4	5.7%
Ceramics	3	4.3%
Photography	2	2.9%

Technique range

Massimo Vignelli’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Lithography, with secondary engagement in Other Media, Printmaking, Screenprint, Ceramics, Photography.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 70 works produced between 1957 and 2012 attributed to Massimo Vignelli, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Production timeline

Dated works in these two collections span 55 years, from 1957 to 2012.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Massimo Vignelli is catalogued under Italian nationality. See the full Italian artists hub.

Contemporaries among Italian artists

284
Alighiero Boetti
works at MoMA
201
Maurizio Cattelan
works at MoMA
187
Lauretta Vinciarelli
works at MoMA
130
Luigi Ghirri
works at MoMA
111
Giorgio de Chirico
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1931–2014 (83 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 70 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Tumblers Design Acc. 231.1958.1-2	1957	Hand-blown glass	Each: 4 3/8 x 3 3/16" (11.1 x 8.1 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of William S. Lieberman
Table Lamp Design Acc. 2312.2001	1962	Aluminum and plexiglass	17 13/16 x 11 11/16" (45.2 x 29.7 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Jigger Design Acc. 245.1965	c. 1963	Silver and glass	4 3/16 x 1 9/16" (10.6 x 4 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Pneumatici Pirelli Design Acc. 275.1965.1	1963	Photolithograph	26 3/4 × 18 3/4" (67.9 × 47.6 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Pneumatici Pirelli Design Acc. 275.1965.2	1963	Photolithograph	26 3/4 × 18 3/4" (67.9 × 47.6 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Piccolo Teatro di Milano Design Acc. 1578.2000	1964	Lithograph	25 x 46 5/8" (63.5 x 118.4 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Piccolo Teatro di Milano Design Acc. 1579.2000	1964	Lithograph	39 x 13 3/8" (99.1 x 34 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Piccolo Teatro di Milano Design Acc. 1580.2000	1964	Lithograph	38 1/2 x 13 3/8" (97.8 x 34 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Stacking Dinnerware Design Acc. 914.1965.1-29	1964	Melamine resin	Overall (stacked): 10 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 9 7/8" (27.3 x 37.5 x 25.1 cm) .1: h. 4 1/2" (11.4 cm), diam. 9 7/8" (25.1 cm) .2: h. 3/4" (1.9 cm), diam. 9 7/8" (25.1 cm) .2-.8: h. 1" (2.5 cm), diam. 9 7/8" (25.1 cm) .9-.14: h. 7/8" (2.2 cm), diam. 7 1/2" (19.1 cm) .15-.18, .22-.26: h. 2 3/8" (6 cm), diam. 5" (12.7 cm) .19-.20: h. 3/4" (1.9 cm), diam. 5" (12.7 cm) .21: 5 x 1 1/2 x 1/2" (12.7 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm) .27: 1 x 5 x 9 7/8" (2.5 x 12.7 x 25.1 cm) .28: 1 x 9 7/8 x 9 7/8" (2.5 x 25.1 x 25.1 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Studio Verde Convegno Design Acc. 278.1965	1964	Offset lithograph	54 × 38 1/2" (137.2 × 97.8 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
Tredicesima, Triennale di Milano Design Acc. 277.1965.1	1964	Lithograph	37 3/4 x 24 1/2" (95.9 x 62.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
Tredicesima, Triennale di Milano Design Acc. 277.1965.1-4	1964	Photo lithograph	37 3/4 x 24 1/2" (95.8 x 62.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
Tredicesima, Triennale di Milano Design Acc. 277.1965.2	1964	Photo lithograph	37 3/4 x 24 1/2" (95.9 x 62.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
Tredicesima, Triennale di Milano Design Acc. 277.1965.3	1964	Photo lithograph	37 3/4 x 24 1/2" (95.9 x 62.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
Tredicesima, Triennale di Milano Design Acc. 277.1965.4	1964	Photo lithograph	37 3/4 x 24 1/2" (95.9 x 62.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
Wrapping Paper for Rinascente Design Acc. 276.1965	1964	Photolithograph	39 x 27 1/4" (99.0 x 69.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
XXXII Biennale/Internazionale/D'Arte Venezia Design Acc. 650.1981	1964	Offset lithograph	38 1/16 x 27 3/16" (96.6 x 69 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
"Dot Zero" Magazine Design Acc. 381.2004.1-4	1966-67	Lithograph	Each: 12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
"Dot Zero" Magazine Issue no. 2 Design Acc. 381.2004.1	1966-67	Lithograph	12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
"Dot Zero" Magazine Issue no. 3 Design Acc. 381.2004.2	1966-67	Lithograph	12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
"Dot Zero" Magazine Issue no. 4 Design Acc. 381.2004.3	1966-67	Lithograph	12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
"Dot Zero" Magazine Issue no. 5 Design Acc. 381.2004.4	1966-67	Lithograph	12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program, 20 brochures Design Acc. 377.2004.1-20	1966-80	.1-.19: Lithograph .20: Lithograph, screenprint, gelatin silver print, printed fabric samples	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
New York City Subway Directional Signage Design Acc. 378.2004.a-b	Designed 1966-1970 (this version 1979)	Porcelain-enameled steel	13 3/4 x 120 x 1" (34.9 x 304.8 x 2.5 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Subway Street-Level Signage Design Acc. 379.2004	Designed 1966-1970 (this version 1979)	Porcelain-enameled steel	24 1/2 x 54 x 1" (62.2 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Subway Street-Level Signage Design Acc. 380.2004	Designed 1966-1970 (this version 1979)	Porcelain-enameled steel	24 1/2 x 54 x 1" (62.2 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual Design Acc. 374.2004	1966-70	Lithograph with screenprinted binder	13 5/8 x 15 1/2 x 2 7/8" (34.6 x 39.4 x 7.3 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Stendig Calendar for 1967 Design Acc. 358.1967	1966	Offset lithograph	36 x 48" (91.4 x 121.8 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Design Acc. 361.2004.a-b	1967	Lithograph	32 1/4 x 48" (81.9 x 121.9 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: The Albinson Chair Design Acc. 377.2004.1	1967	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: The Mangiarotti Marbles Design Acc. 377.2004.2	1968	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: Furniture and Textiles Design Acc. 377.2004.5	1969	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: Furniture and Textiles Design Acc. 377.2004.6	1969	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: Furniture and Textiles Design Acc. 377.2004.7	1969	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: Furniture and Textiles Design Acc. 377.2004.8	1969	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: Furniture and Textiles Design Acc. 377.2004.9	1969	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: Furniture and Textiles Design Acc. 377.2004.10	1969	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: The Bertoia Collection Design Acc. 377.2004.4	1969	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: The Saarinen Collection Design Acc. 377.2004.3	1969	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: Mies van der Rohe Collection Design Acc. 377.2004.13	1970	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: The Breuer Collection Design Acc. 377.2004.15	1970	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: The Petitt Chairs Design Acc. 377.2004.11	1970	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: The Rasmussen Chair Design Acc. 377.2004.14	1970	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: The Wegner Chairs Design Acc. 377.2004.12	1970	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Max-2 Stacking Cups Design Acc. 60.1972.1-3	1970	Plastic	Each: 2 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 7 1/2" (7 x 15.9 x 19.1 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
New York City Subway Guide Design Acc. 370.2004	1970–1972	Lithograph	28 x 23" (71.1 x 58.4 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
New York Subway Map Design Acc. 371.2004.1-2	1970-1972	Lithograph	.1: 59 x 46 3/4" (149.9 x 118.7 cm) .2: 58 7/8 x 45 3/4" (149.5 x 116.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: Furniture and Textiles Design Acc. 377.2004.18	1971	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: Furniture and Textiles Design Acc. 377.2004.19	1971	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: The Pearson Chairs Design Acc. 377.2004.16	1971	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: The Stephens Chairs Design Acc. 377.2004.17	1971	Lithograph	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
The Herald, February 21, 1971 Design Acc. 364.2004	1971	Lithograph	22 3/4 x 17" (57.8 x 43.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
OPPOSITIONS 2 Design Acc. 372.2004	1974	Lithograph with screenprinted cover	9 7/8 x 8 1/2 x 3/8" (25.1 x 21.6 x 1 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
OPPOSITIONS 3 Design Acc. 373.2004	1974	Lithograph with screenprinted cover	9 7/8 x 8 1/2 x 3/8" (25.1 x 21.6 x 1 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Mock-up for the United States Bicentennial poster Design Acc. 503.2021.2	1976	Newsprint		Architecture & Design	Gift of Luca and Valentina Vignelli
Poster and mock-up for the United States Bicentennial Design Acc. 503.2021.1-2	1976	Newsprint		Architecture & Design	Gift of Luca and Valentina Vignelli
Poster for the United States Bicentennial Design Acc. 503.2021.1	1976	Newsprint		Architecture & Design	Gift of Luca and Valentina Vignelli
City As Theater (IAUS) Design Acc. 369.2004	1977	Lithograph	Sheet: 23 1/2 x 30" (59.7 x 76.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Open Plan 77 (IAUS) Design Acc. 367.2004	1977	Lithograph	23 1/2 x 30" (59.7 x 76.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
United States National Park Service Publication Program, Site Bulletins Design Acc. 376.2004	1977	Lithograph	23 1/2 x 16 1/2" (59.7 x 41.9 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
United States National Park Service Publication Program, Unigrid Design Acc. 375.2004	1977	Lithograph	23 3/8 x 16 1/2" (59.4 x 41.9 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Skyline, No. 1, April 1, 1978 Design Acc. 362.2004	1978	Lithograph	16 3/4 x 11 1/2" (42.5 x 29.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Skyline, No. 2, May 1, 1978 Design Acc. 363.2004	1978	Lithograph	16 3/4 x 11 1/2" (42.5 x 29.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Knoll International Graphic Program: Nob + Non Collection 1 Design Acc. 377.2004.20	1979	.1-.19: Lithograph .20: Lithograph, screenprint, gelatin silver print, printed fabric samples	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
The IAUS-Advanced Design Workshop In / Architecture and Urban Form '79/'80 (IAUS) Design Acc. 365.2004	1979	Lithograph	22 1/2 x 22 1/2" (57.2 x 57.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
A New Wave of Austrian Architecture (IAUS) Design Acc. 366.2004	1980	Lithograph	22 1/2 x 22 1/2" (57.2 x 57.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Open Plan 80 (IAUS) Design Acc. 368.2004	1980	Lithograph	23 1/2 x 30" (59.7 x 76.2 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Unfinished Modern Design Acc. 456.1985	1984	Silkscreen	19 7/8 x 19 7/8" (50.5 x 50.5 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Formica Corporation
Handkerchief Chair Design Acc. 23.1995.1-3	1985	Fiberglass-reinforced polyester and metal	29 x 22 1/8 x 18 1/4" (73.7 x 56.2 x 46.4 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
New York City Subway Diagram Design Acc. 131.2015	2012	Print	45 x 36" (114.3 x 91.4 cm)	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designers

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Massimo Vignelli are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 70 works attributed to Massimo Vignelli.

What medium did Massimo Vignelli primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Massimo Vignelli's most represented medium is Lithography.

What nationality is Massimo Vignelli?

Massimo Vignelli is catalogued as Italian in MoMA's Artists index.

When were Massimo Vignelli's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for Massimo Vignelli span 1957 to 2012.