Artist Monograph

Paula Scher, American

American, born 1948

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	17	85%
Screenprint	2	10%
Other Media	1	5%

Production by Decade

1970s

1980s

1990s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	14	70%
Large (1–3 m)	6	30%

Range: 31.4 cm → 152.4 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1993	1
2000	5
2015	14

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 20 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Album cover for Fifty Years of Jazz Guitar Design Acc. 195.2015	1976	Lithograph	12 3/8 x 12 3/8" (31.4 x 31.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Album cover for Johnny & Edgar Winter, Together Design Acc. 196.2015	1976	Lithograph	12 3/8 x 12 3/8" (31.4 x 31.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Album cover for Bob James, Heads Design Acc. 199.2015	1977	Lithograph	12 3/8 x 12 3/8" (31.4 x 31.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Album cover for Muddy Waters, I'm Ready Design Acc. 200.2015	1977	Lithograph	12 3/8 x 12 3/8" (31.4 x 31.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Album cover for performances of works by Leonard Bernstein, Poulenc, and Stravinsky Design Acc. 197.2015	1977	Lithograph	12 3/8 x 12 3/8" (31.4 x 31.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Cover for Cheap Trick self-titled album Design Acc. 198.2015	1977	Lithograph	12 1/2 x 12 1/2" (31.8 x 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Album cover for Bob James, Touchdown Design Acc. 202.2015	1978	Lithograph	12 3/8 x 12 3/8" (31.4 x 31.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Album cover for Gary Graffman performing Bartók, Prokofiev, and Lees Design Acc. 201.2015	1978	Lithograph	12 3/8 x 12 3/8" (31.4 x 31.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Album cover for Johnny Winter – White, Hot & Blue Design Acc. 204.2015	1978	Lithograph	12 3/8 x 12 1/4" (31.4 x 31.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Album cover for Wilbert Longmire, Sunny Side Up Design Acc. 203.2015	1978	Lithograph	12 3/8 x 12 3/8" (31.4 x 31.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Album cover for Bob James and Earl Klugh, One on One Design Acc. 205.2015	1979	Lithograph	12 3/8 x 12 3/8" (31.4 x 31.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Best of Jazz Design Acc. 128.2015	1979	Lithograph	35 7/8 x 27 1/8" (91.1 x 68.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Cover for Mi-Sex 12" single "Computer Games" Design Acc. 206.2015	1979	Lithograph	12 3/8 x 12 1/2" (31.4 x 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Album cover for Bob James, H Design Acc. 207.2015	1980	Lithograph	12 3/8 x 12 3/8" (31.4 x 31.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
The Big A Design Acc. 178.1993	1991	Silkscreen	53 1/8 x 36 1/2" (135 x 92.7cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Him Design Acc. 1539.2000	1994	Screenprint (seriograph)	46 x 30 1/8" (116.8 x 76.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Some People Design Acc. 1542.2000	1994	Lithograph	46 1/8 x 30 1/4" (117.1 x 76.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
The Diva is Dismissed Design Acc. 1540.2000	1994	Serigraph	46 x 30 1/8" (116.8 x 76.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Bring in 'Da Noise Bring in 'Da Funk Design Acc. 1541.2000	1995	Lithograph	45 x 30 1/8" (114.3 x 76.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
The Public Theater, 95-96 Season Design Acc. 1543.2000	1995	Lithograph	60 x 45" (152.4 x 114.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer