Artist Monograph

Scott Burton, American

American, 1939–1989

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	3	60%
Sculpture	2	40%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	3	60%
Large (1–3 m)	2	40%

Range: 58.1 cm → 158.2 cm (largest side)

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 5 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Child's Table and Chair Sculpture Acc. 1322.2000.a-b	1978	Wood, stainless steel, leather, paint on cushion, and mirror	Table 22 7/8 x 22 x 17" (57.8 x 55.9 x 43.2 cm), chair 28 7/8 x 12 x12 1/8" (73.4 x 30.5 x 30.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Scott Burton Fund
Onyx Table Sculpture Acc. 1323.2000	1978-81	Onyx marble, steel, and fluorescent lights	29 3/4 x 62 1/4 x 62 1/4" (75.8 x 158.2 x 158.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Scott Burton Fund
Aluminum Chair Sculpture Acc. 1321.2000	1980-81 (fabricated 1981)	Lacquered aluminum and black paint	28 1/2 x 23 3/4 x 67 1/2" (72.4 x 60.3 x 171.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Scott Burton Fund
Pair of Rock Chairs Sculpture Acc. 56.1981.a-b	1980-81	Stone (gneiss)	49 1/4 x 43 1/2 x 40" (125.1 x 110.5 x 101.6 cm) and 44 x 66 x 42 1/2" (111.6 x 167.7 x 108 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Acquired through the Philip Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., and Robert Rosenblum Funds
Perforated Metal Settee and Perforated Metal Chairs Sculpture Acc. 1324.2000.a-c	1988-89	Aluminum	Settee 33 3/8 x 34 7/8 x 60 1/8" (84.8 x 88.6 x 152.7 cm); each chair 33 1/16 x 24 1/2 x 31 1/4" (84 x 62.2 x 79.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Scott Burton Fund