Artist Monograph

Robert Barry, American

American, born 1936

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	13	36.1%
Drawing	10	27.8%
Printmaking	5	13.9%
Textile	2	5.6%
Screenprint	2	5.6%
Lithography	2	5.6%
Etching	1	2.8%
Sculpture	1	2.8%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	30	83.3%
Painting & Sculpture	4	11.1%
Media and Performance	2	5.6%

Production by Decade

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Classification Types

Drawing — 17
Print — 9
Illustrated Book — 3
Audio — 2
Painting — 2
Sculpture — 2
Installation — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	16	51.6%
Medium (30–100 cm)	12	38.7%
Large (1–3 m)	3	9.7%

Range: 7.6 cm → 214.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1969	1
1981	2
1987	1
1997	1
2005	8
2007	14
2010	3
2011	4
2012	1
2013	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 36 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Silver Sides Drawing Acc. 1224.2005	1966	Colored pencil on colored paper	7 1/2 x 19 1/2" (19.1 x 49.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled Painting Acc. 384.2010	August 1967	Synthetic polymer paint on canvas on wood, in four parts	Each wood square 3 x 3" (7.6 x 7.6 cm), overall 60 x 60" (152.4 x 152.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	The Seth Siegelaub Collection. Gift of James Thrall Soby (by exchange)
10° #2 Drawing Acc. 535.2011.a-k	1968	11 drawings, ink on polar coordinate paper	each: 11 × 8 3/8" (27.9 × 21.3 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
25 plates from Untitled (Xerox Book) Illustrated Book Acc. 115.1969.26-50	1968	Offset lithographs	page 10 15/16 x 8 5/16" (27 x 21.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Ruth Vollmer
4 to 1 Drawing Acc. 536.2011	1968	Felt-tip pen on graph paper	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 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
88mc Carrier Wave (FM) Sculpture Acc. 386.2010	October 1968	FM radio waves	Dimensions variable ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Seth Siegelaub and the Stichting Egress Foundation, Amsterdam
Basic Format for Outside Sculpture (Finding a Grid among Randomly Located Trees…) Drawing Acc. 470.2007	1968	Felt-tip pen and colored ink on graph paper	8 1/2 x 11 1/8" (21.6 x 28.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Basic Format for Outside Sculpture (Finding a Grid and Marking with Wire or Cord) Drawing Acc. 469.2007	1968	Pencil on graph paper	8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Untitled Sculpture Acc. 385.2010	1968	Stainless steel and nylon monofilament	Overall dimensions variable ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	The Seth Siegelaub Collection. Gift of James Thrall Soby (by exchange)
Untitled Drawing Acc. 471.2007	1968	Ink on graph paper	8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 28 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Untitled Drawing Acc. 537.2011	1968	Felt-tip pen on logarithmic paper	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 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
30 Pieces (Something which is very near in place and time, but not yet known to me) Drawing Acc. 1228.2005	1969-71	Typewriting on five pieces of paper	Each: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Art & Project Bulletin #17 Print Acc. 1099.2007.17	1969	One from a set of 156 offset printed bulletins, exhibition copy	sheet (each): 11 5/8 x 16 9/16" (29.6 x 42 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Inert Gas Series/Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon/From a Measured Volume to Indefinite Expansion Print Acc. 983.2007.x1-x3	1969	Letterpress	sheet: 35 3/16 × 23 1/8" (89.3 × 58.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Untitled (Answer…Quiz) Drawing Acc. 1225.2005	(1969)	Transfer type and pencil on transparentized graph paper	11 1/8 x 8 1/2" (28.3 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection)
Untitled (It has been formulated…) Drawing Acc. 1226.2005	1969	Typewriting on paper	11 3/4 x 9 1/4" (29.8 x 23.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection)
Untitled (Something which can never be any specific thing) Drawing Acc. 1227.2005	1969	Typewriting on paper	4 x 6" (10.2 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection)
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1229.2005.a-f	1970	Typewriting on six pieces of paper	Each: 4 x 6" (10.2 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Art & Project Bulletin #37 Print Acc. 1099.2007.37	1971	One from a set of 156 offset printed bulletins	sheet (each): 11 5/8 x 16 9/16" (29.6 x 42 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Art & Project Bulletin #51 Print Acc. 645.2011	1971–72	Lithograph on folded sheet	sheet (folded): 11 5/8 x 8 1/4" (29.6 x 20.9 cm); sheet (unfolded): 11 5/8 x 16 1/2" (29.6 x 41.9 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
Art & Project Bulletin #51 Print Acc. 1099.2007.51	1972	One from a set of 156 offset printed bulletins, exhibition copy	sheet (each): 11 5/8 x 16 9/16" (29.6 x 42 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Untitled Drawing Acc. 472.2007	1975	Ballpoint pen and transfer type on fabric	12 1/8 x 83" (30.8 x 210.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Untitled Drawing Acc. 473.2007	1975	Felt-tip pen and transfer type on fabric	18 x 84 1/4" (45.7 x 214 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Untitled Drawing Acc. 437.1981	(1975)	Prestype and ink on paper	23 1/8 x 26 7/8" (58.6 x 68.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Norman Dubrow
Art & Project Bulletin #97 Print Acc. 1099.2007.97	1976	One from a set of 156 offset printed bulletins, exhibition copy	sheet (each): 11 5/8 x 16 9/16" (29.6 x 42 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1230.2005	(1976)	Ink on metallic board	12 x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection)
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1231.2005	1976	Ink and colored ink on paper	7 1/2 x 8 7/8" (19.1 x 22.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection)
Variations (no. 2) Audio Acc. 442.2007	1977-78	Sound	45 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Untitled Print Acc. 115.1987	1978	Etching	plate: 24 x 31 5/16" (60.9 x 79.5cm); sheet: 26 3/16 x 33 1/2" (66.5 x 85.1cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Crown Point Press in celebration of its 25th anniversary
People, Art and Places Installation Acc. 441.2007	1979	Eighty 35mm black and white and color slides (continuous loop) and Kodak carousel slide projector	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Otherwise Audio Acc. 854.2013.24	1981	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
Untitled Painting Acc. 417.1981	1981	Synthetic polymer paint and silver pencil on paper, mounted on aluminum	60 5/8 x 60 3/4" (154.0 x 154.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Amicus Foundation, and Martin S. Ackerman, Frances Keech and Ronald S. Lauder Funds
Art & Project Bulletin #136 Print Acc. 1099.2007.136	1983	One from a set of 156 offset printed bulletins, exhibition copy	sheet (each): 11 5/8 x 16 9/16" (29.6 x 42 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Untitled Print Acc. 984.2007	1994	Screenprint with pigment powder and invisible ink additions	composition and sheet: 18 7/8 x 18 7/8" (48 x 48 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Going Through Illustrated Book Acc. 145.1997.1-17	1995	Illustrated Book with 17 screenprints	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
One Billion Colored Dots Illustrated Book Acc. 715.2012.a-y	2008	Set of twenty-five artist's books	page: 10 13/16 x 7 1/16" (27.5 x 18 cm); overall (each, closed): 11 x 8 1/4 x 3 1/16" (28 x 21 x 7.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist