Artist Monograph

Zarina, American

American, born India. 1937–2020

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Woodcut	38	88.4%
Other Media	2	4.7%
Printmaking	2	4.7%
Etching	1	2.3%

Production by Decade

1970s

1980s

1990s

2010s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	37	86%
Medium (30–100 cm)	6	14%

Range: 20.3 cm → 75.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1974	1
1975	1
1988	1
2009	37
2010	2
2018	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 43 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled Print Acc. 387.1974	1971	Relief print	composition (irreg.): 29 5/8 × 19" (75.3 × 48.2 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 × 20 1/4" (76 × 51.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alexandra C. Anderson
Untitled Print Acc. 293.1975	1974	Relief print with cut paper and silk cord on paper	composition (irreg.): 20 7/8 x 13" (53 x 33 cm); sheet: 29 11/16 x 21 7/8" (75.4 x 55.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Shami Mendiratta
Untitled Drawing Acc. 597.2010	1979	Punched paper	27 3/8 x 21 3/4" (69.5 x 55.2 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
Untitled Drawing Acc. 598.2010	1979	Punched paper	26 1/2 x 21 3/4" (67.3 x 55.2 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
Home Town Print Acc. 200.1988	1987	Etching with chine collé	plate: 15 7/8 × 14 11/16" (40.4 × 37.3 cm); sheet: 29 1/2 × 22 5/16" (75 × 56.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Afternoon from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.16	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Axis from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.12	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Border from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.36	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Clouds from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.21	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Country from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.28	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Courtyard from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.5	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Darkness from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.26	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Dawn from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.14	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Despair from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.27	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Destination from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.33	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Dew from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.15	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Distance from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.34	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Door from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.3	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Dust from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.29	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Dust Storm from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.22	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Earth from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.8	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Entrance from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.4	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Evening from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.19	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Fragrance from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.24	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Home from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.1	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.1-36	1999	Portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition (each): 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet (each): 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Hot-Breeze from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.18	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Journey from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.31	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Language from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.30	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Moon from Home is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.10	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Morning from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.13	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Night from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.25	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Rain from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.23	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Road from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.32	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Shadows from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.20	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Sky from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.7	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Stars from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.11	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Stillness from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.17	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Sun from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.9	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Threshold from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.2	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Time from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.35	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Wall from Home Is a Foreign Place Print Acc. 1371.2009.6	1999	One from a portfolio of thirty-six woodcuts with letterpress additions, mounted on paper	composition: 8 x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 13" (40.7 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Edgar Wachenheim III
Beyond the Stars Print Acc. 1208.2018	2014	Woodcut with cut-and-pasted metallic paper and digital print on paper	composition (irreg.): 19 3/16 × 19 9/16" (48.7 × 49.7 cm); sheet: 24 3/16 × 23 1/16" (61.5 × 58.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment