Artist Monograph

Michael Graves, American

American, 1934–2015

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	15	78.9%
Other Media	3	15.8%
Sculpture	1	5.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	13	68.4%
Architecture & Design	6	31.6%

Production by Decade

1

1960s

4

1970s

13

1980s

1

2000s

Classification Types

Drawing — 13
Architecture — 5
Design — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	11	64.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	6	35.3%

Range: 20.3 cm → 60.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1980	4
1982	1
1984	13
2018	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 19 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Hanselmann House, Fort Wayne, Indiana (Scale model, 1/8" = 1') Architecture Acc. 398.1982	1967–1968	Wood and paint	4 3/4 x 16 1/2 x 8 1/4" (12.1 x 41.9 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Meltzer
Fargo-Moorhead Cultural Center Bridge, project, Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, South elevation Architecture Acc. 24.1980	1978	Graphite and crayon on yellow tracing paper	11 7/8 x 11 7/8" (30.2 x 30.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Lily Auchincloss Fund
French & Company, project, New York (Manhattan), New York, Facade study Architecture Acc. 26.1980	1978	Graphite, ink and crayon on paper	10 7/8 x 10 3/4" (27.6 x 27.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Philip Johnson
Vacation House Project, Aspen, Colorado, Elevations, interior and exterior perspectives and plan Architecture Acc. 25.1980	1978	Ink and graphite on paper	23 1/2 x 23 5/8" (59.7 x 60 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Philip Johnson
Vacation House, project, Aspen, Colorado, Fireplace Architecture Acc. 27.1980	1978	Graphite and Prismacolor crayon on tracing paper	8 x 8" (20.3 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Philip Johnson
Costume design for the ballet Fire Drawing Acc. 379.1984.1	1982	Pencil on paper	11 x 8 9/16" (28 x 21.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Costume design for the ballet Fire Drawing Acc. 379.1984.2	1982	Pencil on transparentized paper	11 x 8 1/2" (28 x 21.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Costume design for the ballet Fire Drawing Acc. 379.1984.3	1982	Pencil on transparentized paper	11 x 8 1/2" (28 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Costume design for the ballet Fire Drawing Acc. 379.1984.4	1982	Pencil on transparentized paper	11 x 8 1/2" (28 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Costume design from the ballet Fire Drawing Acc. 379.1984.5	1982	Pencil on transparentized paper	10 3/8 x 8 1/2" (26.3 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Costume design from the ballet Fire Drawing Acc. 379.1984.6	1982	Pencil on transparentized paper	11 x 8 9/16" (28 x 21.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Costume design from the ballet Fire Drawing Acc. 379.1984.7	1982	Pencil on transparentized paper	11 x 8 1/2" (28 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Costume design from the ballet Fire Drawing Acc. 379.1984.8	1982	Pencil on transparentized paper	11 1/16 x 8 1/2" (28.1 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Eight costume designs for the ballet "FIRE" Drawing Acc. 379.1984.1-8	1982	Pencil	see individual ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Scenic design for the ballet "FIRE" Drawing Acc. 380.1984.1	1982	Pencil and colored pencil on yellow tracing paper	12 1/8 x 16" (30.6 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Scenic design for the ballet Fire Drawing Acc. 380.1984.2	1982	Pencil and colored pencil on colored transparentized paper	13 1/8 x 15 7/8" (33.1 x 40.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Set design for the ballet Fire Drawing Acc. 128.1984	1982	Colored pencil and pencil on colored transparentized paper	11 7/8 x 15 9/16" (30.2 x 39.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Barbara G. Pine and R.L.B. Tobin
Two set designs for the ballet Fire Drawing Acc. 380.1984.1-2	1982	Pencil and colored pencil on colored transparentized paper	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Tea kettles Design Acc. 1267.2018.1-2	2005	Enamelled steel	each: 7 1/4 × 9 × 6 7/8" (18.4 × 22.9 × 17.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the George R. Kravis II Collection