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Brazilian Artists

182 artists 968 works at MoMA South America

Most-Represented Artists

  1. 62 Tadáskía (b. 1993)
  2. 57 Mira Schendel (1919–1988)
  3. 47 Carybé (Hector Bernabó) (1911–1997)
  4. 41 Almir Mavignier (1925–2018)
  5. 39 Vik Muniz (b. 1961)
  6. 37 Miguel Rio Branco (b. 1946)
  7. 33 Anna Maria Maiolino (b. 1942)
  8. 22 Iran do Espirito Santo (b. 1963)
  9. 21 Mauro Restiffe (b. 1970)
  10. 21 José Costa Leite (1927–2021)

Gender Representation

  • Male — 126
  • Female — 48
  • Female (transwoman) — 1

Birth-Cohort Distribution

1
1850–1874
8
1875–1899
54
1900–1924
52
1925–1949
45
1950–1974
13
1975–1999

Era Leaders by Birth Cohort

CohortMost-represented artistWorks
1850–1874José Bernardo Cardoso Jr.1
1875–1899Maria Martins16
1900–1924Mira Schendel57
1925–1949Almir Mavignier41
1950–1974Vik Muniz39
1975–1999Tadáskía62

Top Media

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Drawing 174 18%
Photography 150 15.5%
Other Media 119 12.3%
Oil Painting 101 10.4%
Screenprint 61 6.3%
Lithography 54 5.6%
Printmaking 40 4.1%
Woodcut 37 3.8%

Classification Breakdown

Classification Works Share
Drawing 295 30.5%
Photograph 188 19.4%
Print 177 18.3%
Illustrated Book 71 7.3%
Design 51 5.3%
Painting 51 5.3%
Architecture 38 3.9%
Sculpture 35 3.6%

Department Concentration

MoMA Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 559 57.7%
Photography 181 18.7%
Painting & Sculpture 97 10%
Architecture & Design 89 9.2%
Media and Performance 41 4.2%
Film 1 0.1%

Production by Decade

2
0s
9
1920s
16
1930s
50
1940s
192
1950s
187
1960s
123
1970s
79
1980s
80
1990s
90
2000s
68
2010s
72
2020s

Physical Scale of Catalogued Works

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)21223.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)59766.6%
Large (1–3 m)808.9%
Monumental (> 3 m)70.8%

Currently On View at The Met

18 works from Brazilian artists currently installed in Met galleries