Artist Monograph

Willi Ruge, German

German, 1882–1961

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	16	94.1%
Lithography	1	5.9%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Photography	16	94.1%
Architecture & Design	1	5.9%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	16	94.1%
Medium (30–100 cm)	1	5.9%

Range: 20.1 cm → 84.0 cm (largest side)

German Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 17 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Film und Foto (Poster for exhibition organized by the Deutsche Werkbund, the German association of architects, designers and industrialists) Design Acc. 415.1988	1929	Offset lithograph	33 x 23 1/8" (84 x 58.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund
The Aerial Photographer Photograph Acc. 1850.2001	1929–30	Gelatin silver print	9 3/16 × 6 3/4" (23.4 × 17.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
The Critical Moment Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.7	c. 1930	Gelatin silver print	6 3/16 × 8 15/16" (15.7 × 22.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
A Snapshot by My Colleague Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.1	1931	Gelatin silver print	5 9/16 × 8" (14.1 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
After the Jump Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.14	1931	Gelatin silver print	5 5/8 × 8 1/16" (14.3 × 20.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
I Decided to Jump Headfirst Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.6	1931	Gelatin silver print	8 1/16 × 5 9/16" (20.4 × 14.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
I Photograph Myself during a Parachute Jump Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.1-14	1931	Gelatin silver prints	(each approx.): 5 1/2 × 8" (14 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
Meanwhile, on the Ground . . . Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.3	1931	Gelatin silver print	5 9/16 × 8 1/16" (14.2 × 20.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
Photo of Myself at the Moment of My Jump Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.8	1931	Gelatin silver print	5 9/16 × 8 1/16" (14.2 × 20.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
Seconds before Landing, Seconds before Landing from the series I Photograph Myself during a Parachute Jump (Ich fotografiere mich beim Absturz mit dem Fallschirm) (Sekunden vor der Landung) Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.11	1931	Gelatin silver print	8 1/16 × 5 9/16" (20.4 × 14.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
The Dangerous Situation above the High-Voltage Lines . . . Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.12	1931	Gelatin silver print	5 9/16 × 8 1/16" (14.2 × 20.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
The Decisive Command from the Pilot to Jump Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.2	1931	Gelatin silver print	5 9/16 × 8 1/16" (14.2 × 20.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
The First Pilot Giving Out the Safety Line . . . Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.4	1931	Gelatin silver print	5 9/16 × 8" (14.2 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
The Moment of the Jump Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.5	1931	Gelatin silver print	5 9/16 × 8 1/16" (14.2 × 20.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
This Moment Was Decisive . . . Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.10	1931	Gelatin silver print	5 3/8 × 7 15/16" (13.7 × 20.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
With a Shattered Shinbone between Tables and Garden Chairs Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.13	1931	Gelatin silver print	5 9/16 × 8 1/16" (14.2 × 20.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
With My Head Hanging Down before the Parachute Opened . . . Photograph Acc. 1849.2001.9	1931	Gelatin silver print	5 1/2 × 8" (14 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther