Artist Monograph

Sylvia Plimack Mangold, American

American, born 1938

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	6	30%
Etching	5	25%
Drawing	4	20%
Lithography	2	10%
Gouache	1	5%
Watercolor	1	5%
Acrylic Painting	1	5%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	19	95%
Painting & Sculpture	1	5%

Production by Decade

1960s

1970s

1990s

2000s

Classification Types

Print — 10
Drawing — 8
Painting — 1
Illustrated Book — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	5	25%
Medium (30–100 cm)	15	75%

Range: 12.9 cm → 91.4 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1975	1
1977	1
1978	5
1979	1
1980	1
1994	1
1998	3
2004	1
2005	1
2006	1
2008	1
2011	1
2012	1
2018	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 20 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled Drawing Acc. 130.2004	1968	Pencil on notebook paper	17 x 14" (43.2 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Study for a Large Painting, Spring 1970 Drawing Acc. 34.2011	1970	Synthetic polymer paint on paper	22 x 30" (55.9 x 76.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings Funds
Study for Floor with Horizontal Mirror Drawing Acc. 1270.1979	1973	Synthetic polymer paint, ink, and pencil on paper	10 3/8 x 12 1/8" (26.4 x 30.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lawrence L. DiCarlo
Floor II Print Acc. 138.1975	1974	Lithograph	composition: 22 x 30 1/8" (55.9 x 76.5 cm); sheet: 29 1/2 x 37" (74.9 x 94 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brooke Alexander, Inc.
36 by 36 Painting Acc. 780.2012	1975	Synthetic polymer paint on canvas	30 x 36" (76.2 x 91.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Agnes Gund and The Modern Women's Fund
Flexible and Stainless Print Acc. 167.1994	1975	Lithograph	composition: 10 1/4 x 14 9/16" (26.1 x 37 cm); sheet: 21 1/8 x 29 5/16" (53.6 x 74.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brooke and Carolyn Alexander
Wood Rule, Yard Stick, Squared Tape Drawing Acc. 346.2008	(1975)	Synthetic polymer paint and pencil on paper	14 x 19 7/8" (35.6 x 50.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Six Inches Four Ways from the Rubber Stamp Portfolio Print Acc. 181.1977.8	1976, published 1977	One from a portfolio of thirteen rubber stamps	composition: 6 3/4 x 6 3/4" (17.2 x 17.2 cm); sheet: 8 x 8" (20.3 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Parasol Press, Ltd. and the Publications Department of The Museum of Modern Art
Study for Two Exact Rules on a Diminishing Floor Plane Drawing Acc. 938.1979	1976	Synthetic polymer paint, ink, and pencil on paper	22 7/8 x 28 7/8" (58.4 x 73.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired with matching funds from Shorewood Publications and the National Endowment for the Arts
Untitled Sketchbook (Blue Strathmore 500 Bristol) Drawing Acc. 590.2006.a-g	1976	Pencil, ink, synthetic polymer paint, gouache, colored pencil, and colored ink with masking tape in bound notebook	Each page: 11 x 14" (27.9 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Where the Shorter Dimension Makes the Longest Even Longer Drawing Acc. 1502.2018	1976	Acrylic on paper	23 × 29" (58.4 × 73.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman Instruction Drawing Collection, Detroit
Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes Print Acc. 421.1978.1-3	(November 1977)	Portfolio of three etchings with aquatint	Various composition dimensions. Sheet (ea. approx.): 10 7/8 x 13 7/8" (27.6 x 35.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Paper Under Tape, Paint Over Paper Print Acc. 422.1978	1977	Etching and aquatint	composition (irreg.): 14 3/8 x 16 3/16" (36.5 x 41.1 cm); plate: 18 13/16 x 25 3/4" (47.8 x 65.4 cm); sheet: 21 7/8 x 30 1/4" (55.6 x 76.8 cm) ⌀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 from Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes Print Acc. 421.1978.1	1977	One from a portfolio of three etching and aquatints	composition: 8 3/8 x 11 3/8" (21.3 x 28.9 cm); sheet: 10 13/16 x 13 7/8" (27.4 x 35.2 cm) ⌀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 from Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes Print Acc. 421.1978.2	1977	One from a portfolio of three etching and aquatints	composition: 3 3/16 x 5 1/16" (8.1 x 12.9 cm); sheet: 10 13/16 x 13 13/16" (27.5 x 35.1 cm) ⌀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 from Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes Print Acc. 421.1978.3	1977	One from a portfolio of three etching and aquatints	composition: 8 1/2 x 8 9/16" (21.6 x 21.8 cm); sheet: 10 7/8 x 13 7/8" (27.6 x 35.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Inches and Field Illustrated Book Acc. 623.1998	1978	Artist's book	Overall: 11 15/16" (30.3 cm) Sheet: 6 x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carolyn Alexander and Ted Bonin
The Maple Tree Print Acc. 347.1998	1990	Drypoint and aquatint	plate: 17 7/8 x 21 3/4" (45.4 x 55.3 cm); sheet: 26 x 33 7/8" (66 x 86.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Winter Elm Print Acc. 348.1998	1997	Drypoint and aquatint	plate: 6 15/16 x 10 15/16" (17.6 x 27.8 cm); sheet: 13 3/16 x 17 1/16" (33.5 x 43.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
The Maple Tree 2/18/01 Drawing Acc. 2316.2005	2001	Watercolor and gouache on paper	30 x 22" (76.2 x 55.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift