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Herbert Matter

Herbert Matter

American-Swiss, 1907–1984

WA-00015316

Springs

Photography

Representation

None documented

20

Institutional Exhibitions

27

Works in Collection

59

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ116863

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Modern Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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Artists by Artists

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Posters from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Collage and the Photo-Image

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973

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Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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The Photographic Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Travel Posters

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957

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Four American Graphic Designers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954

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Recent Acquisitions, 1946�1953: Department of Architecture and Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953–1954

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Then and Now

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1952

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Posters from the Bernard Davis Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%

Source Registry (3)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3843
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/herbert-matter
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

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Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (27)

1966 · Offset lithograph

50 x 35 1/2" (127 x 90 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

K(noll) Single Pedestal Furniture Designed By Eero Saarinen

K(noll) Single Pedestal Furniture Designed By Eero Saarinen

1957 · Lithograph

45 x 26" (114.2 x 66 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

New York Studio School letterhead

1950 · Letterpress

11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Boston and Maine Railroad letterhead

1950 · Letterpress

11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Knoll Associates letterhead

1950 · Letterpress

11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

One of Them Had Polio, Skilled Teamwork Brought Recovery

One of Them Had Polio, Skilled Teamwork Brought Recovery

1949 · Offset lithograph

45 11/16 x 28 7/8" (116 x 73.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Light Drawing

1943 · gelatin silver print on paper

width: 494 cm, height: 584 cm

America Calling, Take Your Place in Civilian Defense

America Calling, Take Your Place in Civilian Defense

1941 · Offset lithograph

40 3/8 x 29 1/2" (102.5 x 75 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1939 · Multiple exposure

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Pravina Mehta)

Untitled (Pravina Mehta)

1937 · Gelatin silver print

27 × 29 11/16" (68.6 × 75.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Winterferien - Doppelte Ferien, Schweiz

Winterferien - Doppelte Ferien, Schweiz

1936 · Photolithograph

39 3/4 x 25 1/8" (101 x 63.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Engelberg Trübsee (Promotional poster for Engelberg, Switzerland)

Engelberg Trübsee (Promotional poster for Engelberg, Switzerland)

1936 · Two-color gravure

40 x 25 1/4" (101.6 x 64.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Winter Time is Real Holiday Time - Switzerland

Winter Time is Real Holiday Time - Switzerland

1936 · Photolithograph

39 3/4 x 25 1/8" (101 x 64.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1936 · gelatin silver print

Image: 20.2 x 25.8 cm (7 15/16 x 10 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Die Schweiz im Schnee

Die Schweiz im Schnee

1935 · Letterpress

folded: 7 1/8 × 4 13/16" (18.1 × 12.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Die Schweiz das Grosse Erlebnis im Flugzeug

1935 · Gravure

40 1/4 x 25 1/4" (102.2 x 64.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Schweiz-Suisse Glarnerland & Walensee

39 7/8 x 25 1/4" (101.3 x 64.1cm)

Museum of Modern Art

En Route Pour La Suisse

En Route Pour La Suisse

1935 · Gravure

39 7/8 x 25 1/4" (101.3 x 64.1cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pontresina Schweiz

Pontresina Schweiz

1935 · Photolithograph

40 x 25 1/8" (101.6 x 63.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Für shöne Autofahrten die Schweiz

Für shöne Autofahrten die Schweiz

1935 · Gravure

39 3/4 x 25 1/8" (101 x 63.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pontresina Engadin

Pontresina Engadin

1935 · Gravure

40 x 25 1/8" (101.6 x 63.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Gebr. Fretz A.G. Zürich

Gebr. Fretz A.G. Zürich

1933 · Letterpress (cover) and gravure

11 3/4 x 8 5/16" (29.8 x 21.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Foto 5: Typographische Monatsblätter Zurförderung der Berufsbildung

Foto 5: Typographische Monatsblätter Zurförderung der Berufsbildung

1933 · Cover and plates: gravure; text: letterpress

12 5/16 × 9 × 3/8" (31.3 × 22.9 × 1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Corso Theater Zürich

Corso Theater Zürich

1930 · Letterpress

8 3/8 x 5 7/8" (21.3 x 14.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

27 published of 51 catalogued · 34 with image

MoMA
24 publishedof 48 catalogued32 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Light Drawing
1943 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Shirley Doll
1936 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Light Drawing (ca. 1943)

Rijksmuseum

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Herbert Matter (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Relationships

4

Collections4

Rijksmuseum Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago