Artist Monograph

Robert Wilson, American

American, 1941 – 2025

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	19	54.3%
Other Media	6	17.1%
Lithography	5	14.3%
Etching	3	8.6%
Video	1	2.9%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	34	97.1%
Media and Performance	1	2.9%

Production by Decade

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Classification Types

Drawing — 24
Print — 8
Video — 1
Illustrated Book — 1
Periodical — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	15	48.4%
Medium (30–100 cm)	10	32.3%
Large (1–3 m)	5	16.1%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	3.2%

Range: 23.5 cm → 511.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1977	4
1978	2
1981	1
1982	1
1983	1
1984	18
1985	3
1987	1
1993	1
1998	2
2001	1

Met Open Access Records

1 CC0 record at The Met.

Culture	Country	Department	Records
American	United States	The American Wing	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 35 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Drawing (Part of a suite of 4) for The Bed Levitation Scene for Einstein on the Beach Drawing Acc. 520.1977	1976	Graphite on paper	29 3/4 x 41 1/2" (75.6 x 105.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Drawing (Part of a suite of 4) for The Bed Levitation Scene for Einstein on the Beach Drawing Acc. 522.1977	1976	Graphite on paper	29 7/8 x 41 5/8" (75.9 x 106.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Drawing (Part of a suite of 4) The Bed Levitation Scene for Einstein on the Beach Drawing Acc. 519.1977	1976	Graphite on paper	29 7/8 x 41 1/2" (75.9 x 105.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Drawing (Part of a suite of four) for The Bed Levitation Scene for Einstein on the Beach Drawing Acc. 521.1977	1976	Graphite on paper	29 3/4 x 41 5/8" (75.6 x 106.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Large Drawing for Spaceship Scene. Design for the opera Einstein on the Beach Drawing Acc. 311.1978	1976	Pencil on paper	25 7/8 x 35 5/8" (65.7 x 100.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lily Auchincloss
Einstein Chair Print Acc. 452.1978	1977	Etching	plate 19 15/16 x 15 3/4" (50.6 x 40 cm) sheet 26 15/16 x 22 1/4" (68.4 x 56.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Nelson Blitz, Jr. (through The Associates of the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books)
Flying Bench Print Acc. 640.1983	1977, dated 1978	Photoetching and etching	Plate: 20 x 15 13/16" (50.8 x 40.2 cm) Sheet: 26 15/16 x 22 3/8" (68.5 x 56.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Frances Beatty
Deafman Glance Video Acc. 724.1981	1981	Video (color, sound)	27 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Purchase
Golden Windows from Artifacts at the End of a Decade Print Acc. 481.1986.44	1981		⌀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
Plan for the opera the CIVIL warS: A Tree is Best Measured When it is Down Drawing Acc. 195.1982	1981	Graphite and crayon on paper	5' 1/8 x 16 '9 1/2" (152.6 x 511.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Scaler Foundation
The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.1-17	(1981-82)	Pencil and crayon on paper	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.1	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	6 x 9 1/4" (15.2 x 23.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.10	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	6 5/8 x 10 3/8" (16.8 x 26.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.11	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	7 1/2 x 12" (19 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.12	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	8 x 10 7/8" (20.3 x 27.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.13	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	8 1/4 x 12" (21 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.14	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	6 3/4 x 10 3/4" (17.1 x 27.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.15	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	7 x 10" (17.8 x 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.16	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	6 1/8 x 10 1/4" (15.6 x 26 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.17	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	7 1/4 x 10 5/8" (18.4 x 27 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.2	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	5 3/4 x 10 3/8" (14.6 x 26.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.3	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	6 x 10 1/2" (15.2 x 26.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.4	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	5 1/2 x 10 3/8" (14 x 26.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.5	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	6 1/8 x 9 9/16" (15.6 x 24.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.6	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	6 1/2 x 9 1/4" (16.5 x 23.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.7	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	6 1/2 x 10 1/4" (16.5 x 26 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.8	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	7 1/4 x 10 3/8" (18.4 x 26.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
Design for the play The Golden Windows Drawing Acc. 152.1984.9	(1982)	Pencil and crayon on paper	7 3/4 x 11 1/2" (19.7 x 29.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of R.L.B. Tobin
MEDEA, ACT V from the portfolio MEDEA Print Acc. 169.1985	1984	Lithograph, printed in black	composition 18 1/2 x 37 1/16" (47 x 94.1 cm) sheet 25 11/16 x 38 3/4" (65.2 x 98.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Eliza Parkinson Cobb Fund
Untitled, Act I from the portfolio Parsifal Print Acc. 170.1985	1985	Lithograph	composition: 19 5/8 x 26 3/16" (49.8 x 66.5cm); sheet: 24 x 30 1/8" (61 x 76.5cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Untitled, Act II from the portfolio Parsifal Print Acc. 171.1985	1985	Lithograph	composition: 20 5/16 x 27 15/16" (51.6 x 71cm); sheet: 24 1/8 x 31 1/8" (61.2 x 79cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
A Letter for Queen Victoria (for Parkett no. 16) Print Acc. 145.1998.1	1988	Lithograph bound into journal	irreg. composition 5 1/4 x 19 1/2" (13.4 x 49.5 cm) sheet 10 x 24" (25 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund, Lily Auchincloss Fund, and Gift of Parkett
Parkett no. 16 Periodical Acc. 145.1998.2	1988	Journal	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Draft Notes for a Conversation on Dante Illustrated Book Acc. 708.1993.1-15	1993	Illustrated Book with fifteen lithographs	page (folded): 20 3/8 x 14 1/8" (51.8 x 35.8 cm); sheet: 20 3/8 x 28 3/16" (51.8 x 71.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Lily Auchincloss Fund in honor of Joanne Stern
Untitled from 1989 Print Acc. 1533.2001.11	2000	Digital print from a portfolio of four chromogenic color prints, four digital prints (one double-sided), one silver dye bleach print, one monotype and photoetching, and one etching and aquatint	composition (irreg.): 10 5/8 × 14 9/16" (27 × 37 cm); sheet: 23 7/8 × 19 15/16" (60.7 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro

The Met (CC0 Open Access) — 1 record

Title / Object	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Culture / Geography	Department	Rights
Sugar Tongs Tongs Wikidata	1800–1830	Silver	L. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)	American · United States	The American Wing Gallery 774 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY	Public domain (CC0)