Artist Monograph

Thomas Chimes, American

American, 1921–2009

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Oil Painting	4	80%
Drawing	1	20%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Painting & Sculpture	4	80%
Drawings & Prints	1	20%

Production by Decade

3

1960s

1

1970s

1

1980s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	20%
Medium (30–100 cm)	3	60%
Large (1–3 m)	1	20%

Range: 26.9 cm → 142.2 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1961	1
1962	1
1963	1
2015	2

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 4, 407" — 1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 5 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Crucifix Painting Acc. 198.1963	1961	Oil on canvas	36 x 36" (91.5 x 91.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Larry Aldrich Foundation Fund
Study for The Inner World Painting Acc. 283.1961	1961	Oil on canvas	9 1/4 x 10 5/8" (23.6 x 26.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Larry Aldrich Foundation Fund
Untitled (Study for The Inner World) Drawing Acc. 240.1962	1961	Ink on paper	9 x 11 7/8" (22.8 x 30.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously
Doctor Faustroll Painting Acc. 1001.2015	1977	Oil on canvas mounted on wood panel in artist wood frame with copper plate	14 1/2 × 13" (36.8 × 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Acquired through the generosity of Daniel W. Dietrich II
Satie Painting Acc. 1002.2015	1987	Oil on canvas	52 × 56" (132.1 × 142.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of The Estate of Thomas Chimes and Locks Gallery