Artist Monograph

Richard Deacon, British

British, born 1949

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Screenprint	14	63.6%
Etching	5	22.7%
Other Media	1	4.5%
Sculpture	1	4.5%
Drawing	1	4.5%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	20	90.9%
Painting & Sculpture	2	9.1%

Classification Types

Print — 19
Sculpture — 2
Drawing — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	6	66.7%
Large (1–3 m)	3	33.3%

Range: 57.2 cm → 244.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1985	1
1987	5
1991	1
1992	2
1997	13

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 1" — 1

British Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 22 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Falling on Deaf Ears Number 1 Sculpture Acc. 338.1985	1984	Galvanized steel and canvas	6' x 8' x 49 1/2" (183 x 244 x 126 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Bernhill, Barbara Jakobson, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Lansing Funds
Muzot Print Acc. 343.1987.1-4	1987	Portfolio of two aquatints and two etchings	composition (see child records): dimensions vary; sheet (each approx.): 25 3/16 x 25 1/4" (64 x 64.2cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Contemporary Arts Council Fund
Muzot #1 Print Acc. 343.1987.1	1987	Aquatint from a portfolio of two aquatints and two etchings	composition: 25 3/8 x 25 1/4" (64.4 x 64.2cm); sheet: 25 3/16 x 25 1/4" (64 x 64.2cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Contemporary Arts Council Fund
Muzot #2 Print Acc. 343.1987.2	1987	Etching from a portfolio of two aquatints and two etchings	composition and sheet: 25 3/16 x 25 1/4" (64 x 64.2cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Contemporary Arts Council Fund
Muzot #3 Print Acc. 343.1987.3	1987	Etching from a portfolio of two aquatints and two etchings	composition (irreg.): 15 13/16 x 23" (40.2 x 58.4cm); sheet: 25 3/16 x 25 3/16" (64 x 64cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Contemporary Arts Council Fund
Muzot #4 Print Acc. 343.1987.4	1987	Aquatint from a portfolio of two aquatints and two etchings	composition (irreg.): 22 1/2 x 22 1/2" (57.1 x 57.2cm); sheet: 25 3/16 x 25 3/16" (64 x 64cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Contemporary Arts Council Fund
Out of His Own Mouth Sculpture Acc. 224.1991	1987-88	Vinyl, plywood, copper, and steel	53 3/4 x 69 1/4 x 41" (136.5 x 175.9 x 104.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Raymond J. Learsy and Gabriella De Ferrari
Untitled Drawing Acc. 493.1992	1990	Pencil on paper	29 3/4 x 44" (75.5 x 111.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Barbara G. Pine
A Curious Carrot Print Acc. 263.1992	1991	Photogravure (with screenprint), aquatint and drypoint	plate 39 1/4 x 27 7/16" (99.7 x 69.7 cm) sheet 42 3/8 x 29 15/16" (107 x 76 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased in part with funds from the Dorothy Braude Edinburg Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.1-12	1997	Portfolio of twelve screenprints	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.1	1997	Screenprint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.2	1997	Screenprint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.3	1997	Screenprint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.4	1997	Screenprint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.5	1997	Screenprint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.6	1997	Screenprint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.7	1997	Screenprint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.8	1997	Screenprint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.9	1997	Screenprint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.10	1997	Screenprint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.11	1997	Screenprint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund
Show and Tell Print Acc. 201.1997.12	1997	Screenprint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Akio Morita Fund