Artist Monograph

Paul Nelson, American

American, 1895–1979

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	6	85.7%
Acrylic Painting	1	14.3%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	6	85.7%
Large (1–3 m)	1	14.3%

Range: 58.4 cm → 127.6 cm (largest side)

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 7 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Suspended House, project Architecture Acc. 686.1939	1936–1939	Acrylic, metal, paint, stone, textile, wood	14 x 36 1/2 x 28 1/2" (35.6 x 92.7 x 72.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Advisory Committee
Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Aerial perspective) Architecture Acc. 95.2013	1938	Ink, color ink, graphite, and color pencil on paper mounted on board	28 x 28 x 1/2" (71.1 x 71.1 x 1.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architects
Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Elevation) Architecture Acc. 97.2013	1938	Ink and color pencil on paper mounted on board	14 3/4 x 23" (37.5 x 58.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architects
Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Elevation) Architecture Acc. 98.2013	1938	Ink and color pencil on paper mounted on board	14 3/4 x 37 1/2 x 1/2" (37.5 x 95.3 x 1.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architects
Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Longitudinal section) Architecture Acc. 96.2013	1938	Ink, graphite, and color pencil on paper, mounted on board	14 3/4 x 37 3/4 x 1/2" (37.5 x 95.9 x 1.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architects
Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Plan at Ground Level) Architecture Acc. 99.2013	1938	Pencil and green pencil on white print mounted to 1/2" board	Sheet: 28 1/2 x 35 1/2" (72.4 x 90.2 cm) Composition: 28 1/2 x 28 1/8" (72.4 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 architects
Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Plan of upper level and exhibits) Architecture Acc. 100.2013	1938	Ink and graphite on board mounted on board	28 1/4 x 50 1/4" (71. x 127.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architects