Artist Monograph

Peter Downsbrough, American

American, born 1940

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	7	77.8%
Sculpture	1	11.1%
Photography	1	11.1%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	6	66.7%
Painting & Sculpture	2	22.2%
Architecture & Design	1	11.1%

Production by Decade

7

1970s

1

1980s

1

2010s

Classification Types

Drawing — 4
Installation — 2
Architecture — 1
Multiple — 1
Audio — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	3	33.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	4	44.4%
Large (1–3 m)	1	11.1%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	11.1%

Range: 1.6 cm → 610.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2011	6
2013	1
2018	1
2020	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 9 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Two Lines, Six Sections Drawing Acc. 557.2011	1972	Sketchbook, rubber stamp on graph paper	page (each): 5 13/16 x 3 15/16" (14.8 x 10 cm); overall: 5 13/16 x 4 1/8 x 1/4" (14.8 x 10.4 x 0.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley
Two Pipes Installation Acc. 626.2011.a-b	1972	Steel	240 3/16 x 1 5/16" (610 x 3.3 cm) and 86 5/8 x 1 5/16" (220 x 3.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 3.30 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley
Untitled Drawing Acc. 558.2011.a-b	1972	Rubber stamp on two sheets of graph paper	Each: 11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley
Untitled Drawing Acc. 559.2011	1973–74	Rubber stamp on graph paper	8 1/2 x 14" (21.6 x 35.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley
Untitled Drawing Acc. 560.2011	1973–74	Rubber stamp on graph paper	8 1/2 x 14" (21.6 x 35.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley
Two Poles Installation Acc. 627.2011.a-b	1974	Wood	88 9/16 x 3/4" (225 x 1.9 cm) and 41 5/16 x 3/4" (105 x 1.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 1.90 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley
untitled Architecture Acc. 228.2020	1979	Gelatin silver print mounted on board with ink stamp and marker	20 × 14 3/4" (50.8 × 37.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Barbara Jakobson
From Audio Acc. 854.2013.86	1982	12-inch vinyl record	cover: 12 1/4 × 12 1/4" (31.1 × 31.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund
Then Multiple Acc. 174.2018.a-c	2016	Engraved pair of dice with velvet bag	overall (dice, each): 5/8 × 5/8 × 5/8" (1.6 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm); overall (bag): 5 5/16 × 4 × 1/8" (13.5 × 10.1 × 0.3 cm); sheet (folded): 3 1/8 × 3 1/8" (8 × 8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Krakow Witkin Gallery, Boston