Artist Monograph

Trisha Brown, American

American, 1936–2017

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Film	14	58.3%
Drawing	7	29.2%
Other Media	2	8.3%
Watercolor	1	4.2%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Media and Performance	14	58.3%
Drawings & Prints	10	41.7%

Production by Decade

1960s

1970s

1980s

2000s

Classification Types

Film — 13
Drawing — 10
Video — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	9	90%
Large (1–3 m)	1	10%

Range: 30.5 cm → 297.2 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2008	1
2011	10
2019	13

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 24 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Homemade Film Acc. 68.2019	1966	8mm film transferred to high-definition video (color, silent)	3:25 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Ballet Film Acc. 66.2019	1968	8mm film transferred to high-definition video (color, silent)	6:25 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Planes Film Acc. 72.2019	1968–72	16mm film (color, sound)	5:55 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Leaning Duets Film Acc. 69.2019	1970	16mm film transferred to high-definition video (black and white, silent)	2:21 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Man Walking Down the Side of a Building Film Acc. 70.2019	1970	16mm film transferred to high-definition video (black and white, silent)	2:17 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Man Walking Down the Side of a Building Video Acc. 213.2008	1970	16mm film transferred to video (black and white, silent)	2 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired through the generosity of Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, Anna Marie and Robert F. Shapiro, and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis
Planes Film Acc. 71.2019	1971	16mm film transferred to high-definition video (color, sound)	17:55 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Rummage Sale and Floor of the Forest Film Acc. 67.2019	1971	16mm film transferred to high-definition video (color, silent)	6:05 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Walking on the Wall Film Acc. 76.2019	1971	16mm film (black and white, silent)	8:28 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Walking on the Wall Film Acc. 75.2019	1971	16mm film (color, silent)	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Roof Piece Film Acc. 73.2019	1973	Three 16mm films transferred to video (color, silent)	32:37 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Untitled (Locus) Drawing Acc. 19.2011.1	(1975)	Felt-tip pen, colored ink, and pencil on notebook paper	12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 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
Untitled (Locus) Drawing Acc. 19.2011.2	(1975)	Felt-tip pen and pencil on notebook paper	12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 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
Untitled (Locus) Drawing Acc. 19.2011.3	(1975)	Felt-tip pen and pencil on notebook paper	12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 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
Untitled (Locus) Drawing Acc. 19.2011.4	(1975)	Felt-tip pen, colored ink, and pencil on notebook paper	12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 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
Untitled (Locus) Drawing Acc. 19.2011.5	(1975)	Felt-tip pen, colored ink, and pencil on notebook paper	12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 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
Untitled (Locus) Drawing Acc. 19.2011.6	(1975)	Felt-tip pen on notebook paper	16 3/4 x 14 1/8" (42.5 x 35.9 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
Untitled (Locus) Drawing Acc. 19.2011.7	(1975)	Felt-tip pen and watercolor on notebook paper	17 x 14 1/8" (43.2 x 35.9 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
Untitled (Locus) Drawing Acc. 19.2011.8	(1975)	Felt-tip pen on notebook paper	17 x 14 1/8" (43.2 x 35.9 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
Untitled (Locus) Drawing Acc. 19.2011.1-8	(1975)	Pencil, ink, and felt-tip pen on eight sheets of paper	Dimensions vary ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings Funds
Solo Olos Film Acc. 74.2019	1978	16mm film (black and white, silent)	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Water Motor Film Acc. 77.2019	1978	16mm film (black and white, silent)	7:55 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Accumulation with Talking Plus Water Motor Film Acc. 65.2019	1986	16mm film transferred to standard-definition video (color, sound)	11:50 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired in part through the generosity of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sarah Arison, Jody & John Arnhold, and Agnes Gund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 20.2011	2007	Charcoal on paper	80 x 117" (203.2 x 297.2 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