Artist Monograph

Richard Sapper, German

German, 1932–2015

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	6	85.7%
Acrylic Painting	1	14.3%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	6	85.7%
Large (1–3 m)	1	14.3%

Range: 2.8 cm → 118.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1973	2
1976	1
1977	1
1979	1
1997	1
1998	1

German Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 7 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Line Radio Receiver (model fd 1102) Design Acc. 467.1997	1971	Plastic and metal	2 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2" (6.4 x 19 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Barbara Jakobson Fund
Minitimer Kitchen Timer Design Acc. 334.1977	1971	Plastic	1 1/8 x 2 5/8" (2.8 x 6.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 6.67 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Terraillon Corporation
Rocket Electronic Digital Clock Design Acc. 197.1973.1-2	1971	Acrylic casing	Each: 1 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 6" (3.2 x 13 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Tizio Table Lamp Design Acc. 198.1973	1971	ABS plastic, aluminum, and other materials	46 3/4 x 42 1/2 (118.7 x 108 cm); 4 1/4 (10.8 cm) diam. at base ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Electronic Stopwatch (model 520) Design Acc. 116.1976	1974	Plastic casing	4 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 3/4" (10.8 x 5.7 x 1.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Espresso Coffee Maker (model 9090) Design Acc. 262.1979	1978	Steel	8 x 6 x 4 7/8" (20.3 x 15.2 x 12.4 cm) diam. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 12.38 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Leapfrog Computer Design Acc. 230.1998	1989	Carbon-fiber reinforced-plastic, magnesium-alloy, ABS polymer, and other materials	1 1/2 x 10 5/8 x 13 3/4" (3.8 x 27 x 35 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer