Artist Monograph

Ray K. Metzker, American

American, 1931–2014

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Production by Decade

4

1950s

7

1960s

5

1980s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	6	37.5%
Medium (30–100 cm)	9	56.3%
Large (1–3 m)	1	6.3%

Range: 19.4 cm → 102.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1959	3
1967	2
1973	4
1975	1
1983	2
1992	3
2019	1

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 4, 409" — 2

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 16 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
(Children playing) Photograph Acc. SC1958.69.2	Summer 1958	Gelatin silver print	8 × 10" (20.3 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
(Children playing) Photograph Acc. 275.1959	Summer 1958	Gelatin silver print	16 1/2 × 24" (42.0 × 60.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Chicago Photograph Acc. 59.2019	1958	Gelatin silver print	9 15/16 × 13 5/8" (25.2 × 34.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Chicago Photograph Acc. 274.1959	Spring 1958	Gelatin silver print	9 1/8 × 13 7/16" (23.1 × 34.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
New York City Photograph Acc. 536.1973	1965	Gelatin silver print	9 1/8 × 5 1/4" (23.5 × 13.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of The International Program of The Museum of Modern Art
Trolley Stop Photograph Acc. 553.1967	1966	Gelatin silver prints	40 1/2 × 35" (102.9 × 88.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
Untitled Photograph Acc. 331.1975	1966-67	Gelatin silver prints	32 5/16 × 35 3/16" (82 × 89.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Untitled Photograph Acc. 554.1967	1966	Gelatin silver prints	12 3/8 × 15 7/8" (31.5 × 40.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
Atlantic City Photograph Acc. 533.1973	1968	Gelatin silver print	9 1/8 × 6 5/8" (23.2 × 16.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of The International Program of The Museum of Modern Art
Atlantic City Photograph Acc. 534.1973	1968	Gelatin silver print	9 × 6" (22.9 × 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of The International Program of The Museum of Modern Art
New York City Photograph Acc. 535.1973	1968	Gelatin silver print	6 × 8 3/4" (15.2 × 22.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Untitled Photograph Acc. 188.1983	1980	Gelatin silver print	12 5/16 × 17 5/16" (31.2 × 44.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Untitled Photograph Acc. 189.1983	1981	Gelatin silver print	5 3/8 × 7 5/8" (13.7 × 19.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Earthly Delights Photograph Acc. 354.1992	1986	Gelatin silver print	13 1/2 × 13 1/2" (34.3 × 34.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Lilyan and Toby Miller
Earthly Delights Photograph Acc. 353.1992	1988	Gelatin silver print	15 3/4 × 13 1/2" (40 × 34.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Lilyan and Toby Miller
Untitled Photograph Acc. 414.1992	1989	Gelatin silver print	16 15/16 × 16 15/16" (43 × 43 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Shirley C. Burden, by exchange