Artist Monograph

Unidentified Designer, French

French

Production by Decade

1

1850s

1

1900s

6

1920s

4

1930s

2

1940s

2

1950s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	14	87.5%
Medium (30–100 cm)	2	12.5%

Range: 10.2 cm → 48.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1953	1
1956	1
1957	1
2015	13

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 16 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
C.N. Robert stationery Design Acc. 1417.2015	1852	Letterpress	10 1/2 × 8 1/4" (26.7 × 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Set of Three Decorative Combs Design Acc. 110.1957.1-3	c. 1900	Tortoise shell, copper, mother-of-pearl, and colored glass paste	.1: 4 x 3 3/8" (10.2 x 8.6 cm) .2: 4 1/8 x 2 3/16" (10.5 x 5.5 cm) .3: 4 1/8 x 2 1/4" (10.5 x 5.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Katia Granoff
Éditions Albert Morancé letterhead Design Acc. 1483.2015	1920s	Letterpress	10 5/8 × 8 1/4" (27 × 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Jean Badovici stationery envelope (Addressed to Pierre Chareau) Design Acc. 1495.2015	1920s	Letterpress	3 3/4 × 5 1/2" (9.5 × 14 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui stationery subscription form Design Acc. 1496.2015	1920s	Letterpress	8 1/2 × 9 1/2" (21.6 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
L’Esprit Nouveau letterhead (Letter to Bernard Geiser) Design Acc. 1228.2015a-b	1921	Letterpress	10 5/8 × 8 1/4" (27 × 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Manomètre letterhead (Letter from E. Malespine to Tristan Tzara) Design Acc. 1491.2015	1921	Letterpress	10 5/8 × 8 1/4" (27 × 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Tony Garnier letterhead (Letter to Jean Badovici) Design Acc. 1484.2015	1924	Letterpress	10 5/8 × 8 1/4" (27 × 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui letterhead (Letter from Julius Posener to Max Cetto) Design Acc. 1490.2015	1931	Letterpress	10 7/8 × 8 1/2" (27.6 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Abstraction Création Magazine letterhead (Letter from Herbin) Design Acc. 1478.2015	1934	Letterpress	10 1/8 × 8 1/4" (25.7 × 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Abstraction Création Magazine letterhead (Letter from Herbin) Design Acc. 1479.2015	1934	Letterpress	10 1/8 × 8 1/4" (25.7 × 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) letterhead (Form letter) Design Acc. 1481.2015	1937	Letterpress	10 5/8 × 8 1/4" (27 × 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Cahiers d'Art letterhead (Letter from Christian Zervos to Albert Morance) Design Acc. 1480.2015	1940s	Letterpress	10 3/4 × 8 3/8" (27.3 × 21.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui letterhead (Letter from Andre Bloc to Frederick Kiesler) Design Acc. 1488.2015	1947	Letterpress	10 5/8 × 8" (27 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Collapsible Salad Basket Design Acc. 560.1953	c.1953	Tinned steel	19 x 16" (48.3 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 40.64 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of H. A. Mack & Co. Inc.
Measuring Spoon and Scale (Ladle and Stand) Design Acc. 508.1956.a-b	c.1955	Cast aluminum	Overall: h. 3 1/4 x l. 13" (h. 8.2 x l. 33 cm) .a (stand): h. 3 1/4" (8.3 cm) .b (ladle): l. 13 x w. 4 1/2" (33 x 11.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of H. A. Mack & Co. Inc.