Artist Monograph

Tarrah Krajnak, Peruvian

Tarrah Krajnak is represented by 18 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as peruvian, with dated works spanning 2001–2020.

American, born Peru, 1979

Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	18	100%

Technique range

MoMA’s records for Tarrah Krajnak cover a single medium: Photography.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a moderate group of 18 works produced between 2001 and 2020 attributed to Tarrah Krajnak, 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 19 years, from 2001 to 2020.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Tarrah Krajnak is catalogued under Peruvian nationality, part of the broader South America artistic tradition. See the full Peruvian artists hub.

Contemporaries among Peruvian artists

33
Martín Chambi
works at MoMA
23
Frederick Cooper Llosa
works at MoMA
9
Fernando Szyszlo
works at MoMA
7
Gilda Mantilla
works at MoMA
5
Miguel Rodrigo Mazuré
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Born 1979. No confirmed date of death in the MoMA Artists index.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 18 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
El Jardín de Senderos que se Bifurcan (The Garden of the Forking Paths) Photograph Acc. 153.2023.1-17	2001-20	Seventeen gelatin silver prints, printed 2022	Dimensions range from 10 9/16 x 10 ½ in. (26.8 x 26.7 cm) to 23 15/16 x 19 ⅞ in. (60.8 x 50.5 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
I was born in the middle…(Twin Beds, 11 West Phillips Street, Coaldale, PA, 1989) Photograph Acc. 153.2023.2	2001	Gelatin silver print	10 9/16 × 10 1/2" (26.8 × 26.7 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Rosa Standing (Time Twins), Lima, Peru, 1979 / Lima, Peru, 2014 Photograph Acc. 153.2023.3.a-d	2014	Gelatin silver prints	15 5/16 × 15 1/4" (38.9 × 38.7 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Dead Ringer (Found Photograph on Mirror) Photograph Acc. 153.2023.6	2018	Gelatin silver print	23 7/8 × 19 7/8" (60.6 × 50.5 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Dead Ringer (Self Portrait as Found Photograph) Photograph Acc. 153.2023.5	2018	Gelatin silver print	23 15/16 × 19 7/8" (60.8 × 50.5 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Elegy of Milk (An Offering to Sarita Colonia) Photograph Acc. 153.2023.8	2018	Gelatin silver print	19 7/8 × 15 7/8" (50.5 × 40.3 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Elegy of Milk (An Offering to Sister Leoni) Photograph Acc. 153.2023.7	2018	Gelatin silver print	19 7/8 × 15 7/8" (50.5 × 40.3 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Elegy of Milk (An Offering to the Father) Photograph Acc. 153.2023.9	2018	Gelatin silver print	19 15/16 × 15 7/8" (50.6 × 40.3 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Has Anyone Ever Seen a Photograph of Rape Photograph Acc. 153.2023.10	2018	Gelatin silver print	9 15/16 × 13 15/16" (25.2 × 35.4 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
I Found an Envelope Sitting on a Table Photograph Acc. 153.2023.11.a-b	2018	Gelatin silver prints	Each 9 7/8 × 8" (25.1 × 20.3 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Marines, October 1977, Stella Maris, 2011 Photograph Acc. 153.2023.12.a-c	2018	Gelatin silver print	Each 9 7/8 × 8" (25.1 × 20.3 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Self Portrait as Rosa Standing (Time Twins), Lima, Peru, 1979 / Lima, Peru, 2014 / Claremont, CA, 2018 Photograph Acc. 153.2023.4	2018	Gelatin silver print	16 × 13" (40.6 × 33 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Self Portrait as Woman Walking with Bag (Facing Wall & Cut/Turned), Lima, Peru, 1979 / Claremont, CA, 2018 Photograph Acc. 153.2023.14.a-b	2018	Gelatin silver prints	Each 19 7/16 × 19 1/4" (49.4 × 48.9 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Self Portrait Trying on Rosa’s Face (Time Twins), Lima, Peru, 1979 / Lima, Peru, 2014 / Claremont, CA, 2018 Photograph Acc. 153.2023.15.a-c	2018	Gelatin silver prints	Each 19 1/2 × 19 3/8" (49.5 × 49.2 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
She arrived in Lima…(Woman Walking with Bag, Lima, 1979) Photograph Acc. 153.2023.13	2018	Gelatin silver print	19 7/8 × 23 15/16" (50.5 × 60.8 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Time Twin Studies, Contact Sheets Photograph Acc. 153.2023.16.a-c	2018	Gelatin silver print	Each 13 15/16 × 10 15/16" (35.4 × 27.8 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Holding Hands 1 Photograph Acc. 153.2023.1	2020	Gelatin silver print	13 15/16 × 10 15/16" (35.4 × 27.8 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Holding Hands 2 Photograph Acc. 153.2023.17	2020	Gelatin silver print	15 × 10 7/8" (38.1 × 27.6 cm)	Photography	Latin American and Caribbean Fund

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Tarrah Krajnak are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 18 works attributed to Tarrah Krajnak.

What medium did Tarrah Krajnak primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Tarrah Krajnak's most represented medium is Photography.

What nationality is Tarrah Krajnak?

Tarrah Krajnak is catalogued as Peruvian in MoMA's Artists index.

When were Tarrah Krajnak's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for Tarrah Krajnak span 2001 to 2020.