Artist Monograph

Robert Kushner, American

American, born 1949

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Etching	21	87.5%
Sculpture	1	4.2%
Acrylic Painting	1	4.2%
Lithography	1	4.2%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	23	95.8%
Painting & Sculpture	1	4.2%

Classification Types

Print — 22
Painting — 1
Multiple — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	21	91.3%
Large (1–3 m)	1	4.3%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	4.3%

Range: 22.6 cm → 441.0 cm (largest side)

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 24 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Antelopes from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.20	1980	Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 9 1/8 × 4" (23.1 × 10.1 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Bear Claws & Bamboo from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.4	1980	Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 8 15/16 × 4" (22.7 × 10.2 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Bird of Paradise from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.12	1980	Etching, aquatint, and drypoint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 8 7/8 × 4" (22.6 × 10.1 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Bistam from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.9	1980	Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 9 1/8 × 4" (23.2 × 10.2 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Black Flowers from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.2	1980	Aquatint and drypoint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 9 × 3 15/16" (22.8 × 10 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Climbing Roses from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.15	1980	Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 9 × 3 15/16" (22.8 × 10 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Coconuts in the Moonlight from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.11	1980	Drypoint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 9 × 4" (22.9 × 10.2 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Eve from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.14	1980	Etching, aquatint, and drypoint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 8 7/8 × 4" (22.6 × 10.1 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6 1/16" (29 × 15.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Hazel from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.17	1980	Etching, aquatint, and drypoint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 9 3/16 × 3 3/4" (23.3 × 9.5 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Henri from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.18	1980	Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 9 1/8 × 4" (23.2 × 10.1 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Jumping Fish from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.13	1980	Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 9 1/16 × 4" (23 × 10.2 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Leaves from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.3	1980	Aquatint and drypoint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 8 15/16 × 4" (22.7 × 10.2 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Lilies from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.7	1980	Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 8 7/8 × 4" (22.6 × 10.1 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Linette from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.19	1980	Etching, aquatint, and drypoint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 9 × 4" (22.9 × 10.2 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Nutcracker from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.16	1980	Etching, aquatint, and drypoint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 8 15/16 × 4" (22.7 × 10.1 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Parrots from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.10	1980	Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 8 7/8 × 4" (22.6 × 10.2 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Pomegranates & Lilies from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.5	1980	Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 9 × 4 1/16" (22.8 × 10.3 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Pomegranates & Roses from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.6	1980	Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 8 15/16 × 4" (22.7 × 10.2 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.1-20	1980	Portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate (each approx.): 9 × 4 1/16" (22.8 × 10.3 cm); sheet (each approx.): 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀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
Victoria Regina from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.8	1980	Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 9 × 4 1/16" (22.8 × 10.3 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Vines from The Joy of Ornament Print Acc. 146.1987.1	1980	Etching, aquatint, and drypoint from a portfolio of 17 etching and aquatints (six with drypoint) and three drypoints (two with aquatint)	plate: 9 × 4" (22.8 × 10.2 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 × 6" (29 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Cupids and Fans Print Acc. 131.1982.a-f	1981	Lithograph	composition and sheet (overall): 22 1/2 × 91 1/2" (57.1 × 232.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Ellen V. Langner and John B. Turner Fund
Evening Song Painting Acc. 108.1982	1981	Synthetic polymer paint with bronze powder and cloth appliqué on canvas	8' 8 5/8" x 14' 5 5/8" (265.6 x 441 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Acquired through the Bequest of Joy E. Feinberg
Untitled from Artifacts at the End of a Decade Multiple Acc. 481.1986.20	1981	Multiple of acrylic on wrapping paper on fabric	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Joseph Daniel Cahill Masheck