Artist Monograph

Saul Bass, American

American, 1920–1996

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	7	53.8%
Other Media	6	46.2%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Architecture & Design	11	84.6%
Film	2	15.4%

Production by Decade

8

1950s

4

1960s

1

1970s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	4	30.8%
Medium (30–100 cm)	4	30.8%
Large (1–3 m)	5	38.5%

Range: 21.6 cm → 116.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1956	1
1960	1
1977	3
2014	2
2015	4

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 13 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Album cover for The Man with the Golden Arm Design Acc. 775.2014	1955	Lithograph	12 1/4 x 12 1/4" (31.1 x 31.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Poster for the film The Man with the Golden Arm directed by Otto Preminger Design Acc. 202.1956	1955	Lithograph	40 1/2 x 27" (102.4 x 68.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Otto Preminger Productions, United Artists
The Man with the Golden Arm Poster Acc. 699.1981	1955	One-sheet poster, U.S.A.	Overall: 41 x 27" (104.1 x 68.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Saul Bass letterhead (Letter to Arthur A. Cohen & Elaine Lustig Cohen) Design Acc. 1119.2015	1956	Letterpress	10 3/4 × 8 1/2" (27.3 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Bonjour Tristesse Design Acc. 145.1977	1957	Offset lithograph	32 7/16 x 24 3/4" (82.4 x 62.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Album cover for Duke Ellington's music from the motion picture Anatomy of a Murder Design Acc. 776.2014	1959	Lithograph	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	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Anatomy of a Murder Poster Acc. 698.1981	1959	One-sheet poster, U.S.A.	Overall: 41 x 27" (104.1 x 68.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Poster for the film Anatomy of a Murder directed by Otto Preminger Design Acc. 38.1960	1959	Offset lithograph	41 x 27" (104.1 x 68.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Otto Preminger Productions, United Artists
Saul Bass letterhead (Letter to Arthur A. Cohen & Elaine Lustig Cohen) Design Acc. 1120.2015	1962	Letterpress	10 3/4 × 8 1/2" (27.3 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Saul Bass letterhead (Letter to Arthur A. Cohen & Elaine Lustig Cohen) Design Acc. 1122.2015	1962	Letterpress	7 1/2 × 8 1/2" (19.1 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Saul Bass letterhead (Letter to Arthur A. Cohen & Elaine Lustig Cohen) Design Acc. 1121.2015	1962	Letterpress	7 1/4 × 8 1/2" (18.4 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
2nd New York Film Festival Sept. 14-26 1964-Philharmonic Hall Lincoln Center Design Acc. 146.1977	1964	Lithograph	46 x 29 15/16" (116.8 x 76.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
10th Chicago International Film Festival Design Acc. 147.1977	1973	Lithograph	24 x 18 7/16" (61.0 x 46.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designers