Artist Monograph

Walasse Ting, American

American, 1929–2010

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	29	54.7%
Screenprint	1	1.9%
Drawing	1	1.9%

Production by Decade

1940s

1960s

1970s

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 29
Print — 23
Drawing — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	2	3.8%
Medium (30–100 cm)	50	96.2%

Range: 27.0 cm → 96.6 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1958	1
1963	1
1964	6
1969	43
1978	1
1987	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 53 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
COMPOSITION Print Acc. 67.1958	1944	Color lithograph	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Lejwa
Double page in-text plate (pages 48 and 49) from 1¢ Life Illustrated Book Acc. 1164.1964.16	1963, published 1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixty-two lithographs and reproductions	composition: 15 9/16 × 22 9/16" (39.5 × 57.3 cm); sheet (irreg.): 16 1/8 × 22 13/16" (41 × 58 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the author, Walasse Ting, the editor, Sam Francis, and the publisher, E. W. Kornfeld
Two Insects Drawing Acc. 120.1963	(1963)	Crayon and ink on paper	13 1/8 x 15 3/8" (33.3 x 39.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Foundation Fund
Black Orpheus from the series Hollywood Honeymoon Print Acc. 1468.1967.7	1964	One from a series of ten lithographs	composition and sheet: 27 15/16 × 38" (70.9 × 96.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Blue Tango from the series Fortune Kookie Print Acc. 1469.1967.6	1964	One from a series of eight lithographs	composition (irreg.): 13 11/16 × 18 7/16" (34.8 × 46.9 cm); sheet: 15 3/8 × 20 1/16" (39 × 51 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Colophon page from the series Fortune Kookie Print Acc. 1469.1967.8	1964	One from a series of eight lithographs	composition (irreg.) and sheet: 15 9/16 × 20 3/16" (39.5 × 51.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Colophon page from the series Hollywood Honeymoon Print Acc. 1468.1967.10	1964	One from a series of ten lithographs	composition (irreg.): 27 11/16 × 35 1/4" (70.3 × 89.6 cm); sheet: 28 × 37 15/16" (71.1 × 96.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Double Bubble Gum from the series Hollywood Honeymoon Print Acc. 1468.1967.8	1964	One from a series of ten lithographs	composition and sheet: 28 × 37 15/16" (71.1 × 96.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Double page in-text plate (pages 106 and 107) from 1¢ Life Illustrated Book Acc. 1164.1964.40	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixty-two lithographs and reproductions	composition: 15 1/2 × 14 3/16" (39.4 × 36 cm); page (irreg.): 16 1/8 × 11 7/16" (41 × 29 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the author, Walasse Ting, the editor, Sam Francis, and the publisher, E. W. Kornfeld
Double page in-text plate (pages 124 and 125) from 1¢ Life Illustrated Book Acc. 1164.1964.46	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixty-two lithographs and reproductions	composition (irreg.): 10 9/16 × 18 1/16" (26.8 × 45.9 cm); sheet (irreg.): 16 1/8 × 22 13/16" (41 × 58 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the author, Walasse Ting, the editor, Sam Francis, and the publisher, E. W. Kornfeld
Dragon from China Sea from the series Hollywood Honeymoon Print Acc. 1468.1967.4	1964	One from a series of ten lithographs	composition and sheet: 28 1/8 × 38 1/16" (71.5 × 96.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Fortune Kookie Print Acc. 1469.1967.1-8	1964	Series of eight lithographs	various composition dimensions; sheet (each approx.): 15 3/8 × 20 1/16" (39 × 51 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Green Bombshell from the series Hollywood Honeymoon Print Acc. 1468.1967.6	1964	One from a series of ten lithographs	composition and sheet: 28 1/16 × 37 15/16" (71.2 × 96.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Hollywood Freeway from the series Hollywood Honeymoon Print Acc. 1468.1967.9	1964	One from a series of ten lithographs	composition: 28 × 37 13/16" (71.1 × 96 cm); sheet: 28 × 37 13/16" (71.1 × 96 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Hollywood Honeymoon Print Acc. 1468.1967.1-10	1964	Series of ten lithographs	various composition dimensions; sheet (each approx.): 28 × 37 15/16" (71.1 × 96.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Hollywood Star from the series Hollywood Honeymoon Print Acc. 1468.1967.3	1964	One from a series of ten lithographs	composition: 28 × 38 1/16" (71.1 × 96.6 cm); sheet: 28 × 38 1/16" (71.1 × 96.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Moonlight Ice Cream from the series Hollywood Honeymoon Print Acc. 1468.1967.5	1964	One from a series of ten lithographs	composition and sheet: 28 1/8 × 37 7/8" (71.4 × 96.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Plate (page 17) from 1¢ Life Illustrated Book Acc. 1164.1964.4	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixty-two lithographs and reproductions	composition (irreg.): 16 × 11 3/8" (40.6 × 28.9 cm); page (irreg.): 16 1/8 × 11 7/16" (41 × 29 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the author, Walasse Ting, the editor, Sam Francis, and the publisher, E. W. Kornfeld
Plate (page 91) from 1¢ Life Illustrated Book Acc. 1164.1964.33	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixty-two lithographs and reproductions	composition: 15 15/16 × 11 3/8" (40.5 × 28.9 cm); page (irreg.): 16 1/8 × 11 7/16" (41 × 29 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the author, Walasse Ting, the editor, Sam Francis, and the publisher, E. W. Kornfeld
Plate (page 94) from 1¢ Life Illustrated Book Acc. 1164.1964.35	1964	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixty-two lithographs and reproductions	composition: 16 × 11 1/16" (40.6 × 28.1 cm); page (irreg.): 16 1/8 × 11 7/16" (41 × 29 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the author, Walasse Ting, the editor, Sam Francis, and the publisher, E. W. Kornfeld
Red Thing from the series Fortune Kookie Print Acc. 1469.1967.3	1964	One from a series of eight lithographs	composition and sheet: 15 1/2 × 19 15/16" (39.3 × 50.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Sunset Strip from the series Hollywood Honeymoon Print Acc. 1468.1967.2	1964	One from a series of ten lithographs	composition and sheet: 28 1/16 × 37 15/16" (71.2 × 96.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Title page from the series Fortune Kookie Print Acc. 1469.1967.1	1964	One from a series of eight lithographs	composition (irreg.): 15 1/8 × 19 15/16" (38.4 × 50.6 cm); sheet: 15 3/8 × 20 1/16" (39 × 51 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Title page from the series Hollywood Honeymoon Print Acc. 1468.1967.1	1964	One from a series of ten lithographs	composition (irreg.): 26 7/8 × 31 5/8" (68.3 × 80.4 cm); sheet: 28 × 37 15/16" (71.1 × 96.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Untitled from the series Fortune Kookie Print Acc. 1469.1967.2	1964	One from a series of eight lithographs	composition and sheet: 15 9/16 × 20 1/16" (39.5 × 50.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Untitled from the series Fortune Kookie Print Acc. 1469.1967.4	1964	One from a series of eight lithographs	composition and sheet: 15 9/16 × 19 15/16" (39.5 × 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Untitled from the series Fortune Kookie Print Acc. 1469.1967.5	1964	One from a series of eight lithographs	composition and sheet: 15 9/16 × 20 1/16" (39.6 × 51 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Untitled from the series Fortune Kookie Print Acc. 1469.1967.7	1964	One from a series of eight lithographs	composition and sheet: 15 7/16 × 20" (39.2 × 50.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Double page dedication page from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.2	1969		composition 16 1/8 x 22 7/16" (41 x 57 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Double page in-text plate (pages 19 and 20) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.9	1969		irreg. composition 16 1/16 x 22 7/16" (40.8 x 57 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Double page in-text plate (pages 23 and 24) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.10	1969		irreg. composition 16 1/16 x 22 7/16" (40.8 x 57 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Double page in-text plate (pages 43 and 44) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.17	1969		irreg. composition 16 1/16 x 22 7/16" (40.8 x 57 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Double page plate (pages 31 and 32) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.13	1969		irreg. composition 15 15/16 x 22 7/16" (40.5 x 57 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Double page plate (pages 39 and 40) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.16	1969		irreg. composition 16 1/16 x 22 7/16" (40.8 x 57 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Hot and Sour Soup Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.1-22	1969	Illustrated book with 22 lithographs	page: 16 1/16 x 11 1/4" (40.8 x 28.5 cm); prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
In-text plate (page 8) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.5	1969		irreg. composition 6 5/8 x 11 1/4" (16.9 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 12) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.7	1969		irreg. composition 15 11/16 x 11 1/4" (39.8 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 16) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.8	1969		irreg. composition 15 15/16 x 11 1/4" (40.5 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 26) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.11	1969		irreg. composition 15 7/8 x 11 1/4" (40.3 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 29) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.12	1969		irreg. composition 15 15/16 x 11 1/4" (40.5 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 3) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.3	1969		irreg. composition 16 1/16 x 11 1/4" (40.8 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 34) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.14	1969		irreg. composition 15 15/16 x 11 1/4" (40.6 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 37) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.15	1969		irreg. composition 15 15/16 x 11 1/4" (40.5 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 47) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.18	1969		irreg. composition 15 15/16 x 11 1/4" (40.5 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 51) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.19	1969		irreg. composition 15 9/16 x 11 1/4" (39.5 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 54) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.20	1969		irreg. composition 15 7/8 x 11 1/4" (40.3 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 56) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.21	1969		irreg. composition 16 1/16 x 11 1/4" (40.8 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 60) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.22	1969		irreg. composition 15 3/4 x 11" (40 x 28 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 7) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.4	1969		irreg. composition 16 1/16 x 11 1/4" (40.8 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 9) from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.6	1969		irreg. composition 16 1/16 x 11 1/4" (40.8 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Publisher's page from HOT AND SOUR SOUP Illustrated Book Acc. 936.1969.1	1969		irreg. composition 10 1/4 x 10 5/8" (26 x 27 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Untitled from Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso) Print Acc. 22.1987.44	1972, published 1973	Lithograph from a portfolio of thirty-one lithographs (one with aquatint, one with collotype, one with screenprint), twenty-two screenprints (one with embossing, one with flocking, one with stencil), eleven etchings (five with aquatint, one with aquatint and drypoint, one with aquatint, drypoint, and engraving), three aquatints (one with etching), and two woodcuts	composition: 22 x 29 7/8" (55.9 x 75.9cm); sheet: 21 5/8 x 29 7/8" (55 x 75.9cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Dorothy Miller (by exchange)
Untitled from For Jorn (Pour Jorn) Print Acc. 400.1978.11	1976	One from a portfolio of fourteen lithographs	composition: 21 5/16 × 29 5/8" (54.1 × 75.2 cm); sheet: 21 5/16 × 29 5/8" (54.1 × 75.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Asger Jorn Foundation