Artist Monograph

Robert Overby, American

Robert Overby is represented by 70 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as american, with dated works spanning 1969–1992.

American, 1935–1993

Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Gouache	64	91.4%
Watercolor	4	5.7%
Other Media	2	2.9%

Technique range

Robert Overby’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Gouache, with secondary engagement in Watercolor, Other Media.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 70 works produced between 1969 and 1992 attributed to Robert Overby, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Production timeline

Dated works in these two collections span 23 years, from 1969 to 1992.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Robert Overby is catalogued under American nationality. See the full American artists hub.

Contemporaries among American artists

16315
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
works at MoMA
3358
Louise Bourgeois
works at MoMA
2199
Ellsworth Kelly
works at MoMA
1338
Lee Friedlander
works at MoMA
932
George Maciunas
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1935–1993 (58 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 70 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Sketchbook Drawing Acc. 1159.2001.a-rrrrrrr	1969	Gouache, pencil and mixed media on paper	11 x 8 5/8" (27.9 x 21.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Estate of Robert Overby
Sketchbook Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.1-239	1970	Gouache, pencil and mixed media on paper	11 x 8 5/8" (27.9 x 21.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Tan and Blue Stretch Sculpture Acc. 1176.2001	July 8, 1970	Polyvinyl chloride and resin	40 1/4 x 60 1/2 x 4 1/8" (102.3 x 153.6 x 10.7 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Anonymous fund, Doris and Donald Fisher, Mimi and Peter Haas, and Emily Fisher Landau Funds
Untitled (23 November 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.166	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper		Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (23 November 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.186	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/2 x 3 1/2" (11.4 x 8.9 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (23 November 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.187	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/2 x 3 3/4" (11.4 x 9.5 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (23 November 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.188	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/8 x 3 3/8" (10.8 x 8.6 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (23 November 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.189	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/2 x 3 1/2" (11.4 x 8.9 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (23 November 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.190	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/2 x 3 3/8" (11.4 x 8.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (23 November 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.191	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 1/4 x 4 1/2" (8.3 x 11.4 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (23 November 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.192	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 3/4 x 3 3/4" (12.1 x 9.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (23 November 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.193	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/2 x 3 1/2" (11.4 x 8.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (24 November 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.194	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 1/8 x 4 3/8" (8 x 11.1 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (8 April 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.67	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 5/8 x 6 1/2" (11.7 x 16.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (8 April 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.68	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 3/8 x 5 7/8" (11.1 x 14.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (8 April 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.69	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	5 7/8 x 4 7/8" (14.9 x 12.4 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (8 April 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.70	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/8 x 5 5/8" (10.5 x 14.3 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (8 April 1970) Drawing Acc. 1160.2001.71	1970	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 3/8 x 5 3/4" (11.1 x 14.6 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
North Hall Wall, Second Floor Sculpture Acc. 1148.2001	August 4, 1971	Latex rubber, telephone wire, and paint residue	9' 2" x 31' 4" (279.2 x 955 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Anonymous fund, Doris and Donald Fisher, Mimi and Peter Haas, and Emily Fisher Landau Funds
Sketchbook Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.1-191	1971	Gouache, pencil and mixed media on paper	11 x 8 5/8" (27.9 x 21.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.167	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper		Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.169	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper		Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.31	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper		Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.8	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper		Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.29	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper		Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (12 January 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.2	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 1/4 x 4 1/2" (8.3 x 11.4 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (12 January 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.3	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/8 x 3 3/8" (10.5 x 8.6 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (16 January 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.14	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 x 4 1/2" (10.2 x 11.4 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (16 January 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.15	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 3/4 x 5 5/8" (12.1 x 14.3 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (16 January 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.4	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	7 1/8 x 9 7/8" (18.1 x 25.1 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (16 January 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.5	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/4 x 3 5/8" (10.5 x 9.2 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (18 January 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.20	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	7 1/2 x 6 1/2" (19 x 16.5 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (19 January 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.23	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 1/2 x 4 1/4" (8.9 x 10.5 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (19 January 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.24	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 3/4 x 4 5/8" (9.5 x 11.7 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (27 December 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.178	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	2 5/8 x 4 1/4" (6.7 x 10.5 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (27 December 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.180	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/2 x 2 3/4" (11.4 x 7 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (27 December 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.181	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	5 x 3 1/8" (12.7 x 8 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (28 December 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.187	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 5/8 x 4 3/4" (9.2 x 12.1 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (28 December 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.188	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 x 3 7/8" (7.6 x 9.9 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (7 December 1971) Drawing Acc. 1161.2001.179	1971	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 x 4" (7.6 x 10.2 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Sketchbook Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.1-189	1972	Gouache, pencil and mixed media on paper	11 x 8 5/8" (27.9 x 21.9cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.20	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper		Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (12 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.24	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/2 x 3 1/2" (11.4 x 8.9 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (12 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.25	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	5 1/4 x 2 7/8" (13.3 x 7.3 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (14 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.29	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/2 x 3 1/4" (11.4 x 8.3 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (15 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.31	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/8 x 3 1/8" (10.5 x 8 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (15 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.32	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 1/4 x 4 1/8" (8.3 x 10.5 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (15 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.33	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	2 5/8 x 3 3/4" (6.7 x 9.5 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (15 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.34	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	2 3/4 x 3 7/8" (7 x 9.9 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (16 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.35	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	2 1/2 x 3" (6.3 x 7.6 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (16 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.36	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 1/4 x 2 5/8" (8.3 x 6.7 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (16 November 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.166	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 1/2 x 5 1/4" (8.9 x 13.3 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (16 November 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.167	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 3/4 x 4 7/8" (9.5 x 12.4 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (16 November 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.168	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 5/8 x 5 1/4" (9.2 x 13.3 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (16 November 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.169	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 3/4 x 5 1/8" (9.5 x 13 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (16 November 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.170	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 1/2 x 4 3/4" (8.9 x 12.1 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (6 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.4	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 1/2 x 4 3/8" (8.9 x 11.1 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (6 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.5	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	4 1/2 x 3 1/8" (11.4 x 8 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (6 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.6	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 1/2 x 4" (8.9 x 10.2 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (6 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.7	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 1/4 x 5" (8.3 x 12.7 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (6 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.8	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 3/8 x 4 1/4" (8.6 x 10.5 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (9 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.15	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	3 1/4 x 4 1/4" (8.3 x 10.5 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled (9 January 1972) Drawing Acc. 1162.2001.16	1972	Gouache and pencil on paper	2 7/8 x 3 7/8" (7.3 x 9.9 cm).	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Sketchbook Drawing Acc. 1163.2001.a-zzz	1973	Gouache, pencil and mixed media on paper	11 x 8 5/8" (27.9 x 21.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Estate of Robert Overby
Sketchbook Drawing Acc. 1164.2001.a-hhhh	1974	Gouache, pencil and mixed media on paper	11 x 5 5/8" (27.9 x 14.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Estate of Robert Overby
Pink Sink Drawing Acc. 2602.2005	1989	Watercolor, gouache, and ballpoint pen on paper	11 x 8 5/8" (27.9 x 21.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Pop Lib Drawing Acc. 2603.2005	1989	Watercolor, gouache, and ballpoint pen on paper with gouache on synthetic polymer sheet overlay	11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
What My Eyes Shall See Drawing Acc. 2604.2005	1989	Watercolor, gouache, and ballpoint pen on paper	11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Gender II Drawing Acc. 2605.2005	(1992)	Watercolor and pencil on paper	7 3/4 x 6 1/4" (19.7 x 15.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled Drawing Acc. 2606.2005	1992	Gouache and pencil on paper	8 3/4 x 8 1/4" (22.2 x 21 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Robert Overby are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 70 works attributed to Robert Overby.

What medium did Robert Overby primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Robert Overby's most represented medium is Gouache.

What nationality is Robert Overby?

Robert Overby is catalogued as American in MoMA's Artists index.

When were Robert Overby's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for Robert Overby span 1969 to 1992.