Artist Monograph

Rafael Tufiño, Puerto Rican

Puerto Rican, born United States.1922–2008

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	13	56.5%
Screenprint	6	26.1%
Woodcut	4	17.4%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	18	78.3%
Architecture & Design	5	21.7%

Production by Decade

1930s

1950s

1960s

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 13
Design — 5
Print — 5

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	6	28.6%
Medium (30–100 cm)	15	71.4%

Range: 9.1 cm → 78.7 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1956	2
1964	16
2015	5

Puerto Rican Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 23 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Coffin Bearer Print Acc. 824.1956	1937	Woodcut	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Departmente de Instrucción, División de Educación de la Comunidad, Puerto Rico
Sugar Cane Harvesters Print Acc. 823.1956	1937	Woodcut	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Departmente de Instrucción, División de Educación de la Comunidad, Puerto Rico
Cortaron a Elena (They Cut Elena) (double page in-text plate, folios 19 verso and 20) from Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.16	1954, published 1955	One from an illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 10 13/16 × 17 1/2" (27.5 × 44.4 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Fuego Fuego Fuego (Fire Fire Fire) (double page in-text plate, folios 27 verso and 28) from Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.24	1954, published 1955	One from an illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 1/4 × 17 13/16" (28.5 × 45.2 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Isidora (double page in-text plate, folios 25 verso and 26) from Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.22	1954, published 1955	One from an illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 7/16 × 17 13/16" (29 × 45.2 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.1-25	1954, published 1955	Illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm); overall (closed): 13 9/16 × 10 3/16 × 3/8" (34.5 × 25.9 × 1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Que Bonita Es (How Beautiful She Is) (double page in-text plate, folios 7 verso and 8) from Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.4	1954, published 1955	One from an illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 1/8 × 18 1/8" (28.3 × 46 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Santa María (Saint Mary) (double page in-text plate, folios 15 verso and 16) from Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.12	1954, published 1955	One from an illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 5/16 × 18 1/4" (28.8 × 46.3 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Temporal (The Storm) (double page in-text plate, folios 23 verso and 24) from Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.20	1954, published 1955	One from an illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 11 3/8 × 18 3/16" (28.9 × 46.2 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Vignette (folio 15) from Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.11	1954, published 1955	One from an illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 3 3/4 × 2 1/16" (9.5 × 5.3 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Vignette (folio 19) from Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.15	1954, published 1955	One from an illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 3 3/16 × 3 9/16" (8.1 × 9.1 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Vignette (folio 23) from Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.19	1954, published 1955	One from an illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 4 3/16 × 3 7/16" (10.7 × 8.8 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Vignette (folio 25) from Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.21	1954, published 1955	One from an illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 4 3/4 × 3 1/16" (12.1 × 7.7 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Vignette (folio 27) from Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.23	1954, published 1955	One from an illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 4 1/8 × 3 1/4" (10.5 × 8.2 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Vignette (folio 7) from Plenas Illustrated Book Acc. 1109.1964.3	1954, published 1955	One from an illustrated book with twenty-five linoleum cuts (including cover)	composition (irreg.): 4 9/16 × 2 1/16" (11.6 × 5.2 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 10 1/16" (32.5 × 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Galería Colibri Print Acc. 149.1964	November 5, 1963	Woodcut	composition 19 5/16 x 21 1/2" (49 x 54.6 cm) sheet 24 13/16 x 34 1/16" (63 x 86.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Felipe Cossio del Pomar Fund
Tefo Print Acc. 148.1964	1963	Woodcut	composition: 15 1/16 x 4" (38.2 x 10.2 cm); sheet: 23 7/8 x 9" (60.7 x 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Felipe Cossio del Pomar Fund
The Bottle (La Botella) Print Acc. 147.1964	1963	Screenprint	composition: 24 3/16 x 18 7/8" (61.5 x 48cm); sheet: 36 1/8 x 24" (91.8 x 61cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Felipe Cossio del Pomar Fund
M.R. Warrek, Exposición de Esculturas Design Acc. 917.2015	1965–1966	Silkscreen	30 x 20 1/4" (76.2 x 51.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Anonymous gift
Exposición y venta de arte al aire libre Design Acc. 918.2015	1967	Silkscreen	27 5/8 × 20" (70.2 × 50.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Anonymous gift
4to Festival Internacional de Teatro Design Acc. 919.2015	1968	Silkscreen	26 1/2 x 19" (67.3 x 48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Anonymous gift
Fiesta de la Música Design Acc. 920.2015	1968	Silkscreen	27 × 19 1/2" (68.6 × 49.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Anonymous gift
La Carreta Design Acc. 921.2015	c.1968	Silkscreen	31 x 21" (78.7 x 53.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Anonymous gift