Artist Monograph

Tetsumi Kudo, Japanese

Japanese, 1935–1990

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	5	45.5%
Photography	2	18.2%
Lithography	1	9.1%
Printmaking	1	9.1%
Sculpture	1	9.1%
Acrylic Painting	1	9.1%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	10	90.9%
Painting & Sculpture	1	9.1%

Classification Types

Print — 5
Illustrated Book — 4
Drawing — 1
Sculpture — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	4	40%
Medium (30–100 cm)	6	60%

Range: 20.0 cm → 65.4 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1977	4
2011	1
2013	1
2014	5

Japanese Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 11 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
From White Mecha to Black Mecha – Your Portrait Drawing Acc. 4.2013	(1959-63)	Cut-and-pasted printed paper on two pieces of paperboard	15 3/4 x 24 3/8" (40 x 61.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Robert Lehman Endowment Fund for Acquisitions by the Department of Drawings, The Museum of Modern Art, New York and funds provided by James Keith Brown and Eric Diefenbach
Black Box Illustrated Book Acc. 465.1977.A-C	1970	Artist’s publication in three parts: one book with photolithographed text and images, most pages die-cut to reveal a cast paper object mounted near the end; one blue portfolio case containing 138 loose sheets with text and photographs of the artist’s works; and one black acrylic box inset with a cast paper object.	page 7 7/8 x 7 3/4" (20 x 19.7 cm) Box: 8 15/16 x 8 15/16 x 8 15/16" (22.7 x 22.7 x 22.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Fund
Book from Black Box Illustrated Book Acc. 465.1977.A	1970	Book with photolithographed text and images, most pages die-cut to reveal a cast paper object mounted near the end; from a three-part artist's publication	book: 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 3 1/16" (20.9 x 20.9 x 7.8 cm); inset object (irreg.): 2 x 5 3/4 x 1" (5.1 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Fund
Box from Black Box Illustrated Book Acc. 465.1977.C	1970	Black acrylic box inset with a cast paper object; from a three-part artist's publication	box: 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 x 5 9/16" (22.6 x 22.5 x 14.2 cm); inset object (irreg.): 5 3/16 x 5 3/16 x 9/16" (13.1 x 13.2 x 1.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Fund
Documentary photographs from Black Box Illustrated Book Acc. 465.1977.B1-138	1970	Printed portfolio with 138 loose sheets with text and photographs of the artist’s works; from a three-part artist's publication	portfolio: 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/2" (20.9 x 21 x 3.8 cm); page: 7 13/16 x 7 13/16" (19.8 x 19.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Fund
Pollution – Cultivation – New-Ecology Underground Sculpture Acc. 46.2011	1972-73	Wood, plastic, resin, adhesive, electric system, cotton, wire, thermometer, paint, hair, and plexiglass	34 1/4 x 58 x 23 5/8" (87 x 147.3 x 60 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Mrs. Maurice L. Stone in memory of her husband and gift of Murray Graham (both by exchange)
Fossil in Hiroshima Print Acc. 55.2014.1	1976	One from a set of five embossings with spray paint additions	sheet: 25 3/4 x 19 5/8" (65.4 x 49.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment
Fossil in Hiroshima Print Acc. 55.2014.2	1976	One from a set of five embossings with spray paint additions	sheet: 25 3/4 x 19 5/8" (65.4 x 49.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment
Fossil in Hiroshima Print Acc. 55.2014.3	1976	One from a set of five embossings with spray paint additions	sheet: 25 3/4 x 19 5/8" (65.4 x 49.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment
Fossil in Hiroshima Print Acc. 55.2014.4	1976	One from a set of five embossings with spray paint additions	sheet: 25 3/4 x 19 5/8" (65.4 x 49.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment
Fossil in Hiroshima Print Acc. 55.2014.5	1976	Embossing with spray paint additions and artificial fly from a set of five embossings with spray paint additions	sheet: 25 3/4 x 19 5/8" (65.4 x 49.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment