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Edwin Schlossberg

Edwin Schlossberg

1945

WA-00029315

Printmaking

Representation

None documented

2

Institutional Exhibitions

53

Works in Collection

92

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ3048809 ULAN500242227

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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For 25 Years: Prints from ULAE

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1982

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Printed, Cut, Folded, and Torn

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

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2 cross-verified · 0 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

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Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Edwin Schlossberg is an American designer and artist working across installation, interactive media, and environmental design since the 1970s. His practice integrates graphic design, spatial experience, and information systems to create immersive environments that engage visitors as active participants rather than passive viewers. Operating at the intersection of art, architecture, and technology, Schlossberg has developed a distinctive approach to museum and public space design that prioritizes narrative clarity and sensory engagement.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Medium

Printmaking

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (53)

From Here

2014 · Illustrated book with 44 digital prints with letterpress

page (each approx.): 11 1/4 × 14 1/4" (28.6 × 36.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Warm Memories

1981 · Color lithograph from one stone on dark gray wove paper

48.6 × 65.4 cm (19 3/16 × 25 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

At First Light

1981 · Lithograph from one stone, in white ink, heightened with Liquid Crystal, on black wove paper

76 × 55.4 cm (29 15/16 × 21 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Reaches Relations

Reaches Relations

1981 · Lithograph from one stone, heightened with Liquid Crystal, on ivory wove paper

66.4 × 51.3 cm (26 3/16 × 20 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Edges Strengthen

Edges Strengthen

1981 · Color lithograph from two stones, heightened with Liquid Crystal, on white wove paper

Sheet: 106.4 × 75.4 cm (41 15/16 × 29 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1981 · Lithograph with liquid crystal (heat-sensitive) solution additions

irreg composition 13 3/4 x 25 5/16" (34.9 x 64.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1981 · Lithograph with liquid crystal (heat-sensitive) solution additions

composition 29 15/16 x 21 13/16" (76 x 55.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Edges Strengthen

1981 · Lithograph with liquid crystal (heat-sensitive) solution additions

irreg composition 32 13/16 x 23 1/4" (83.4 x 59.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Reaches Relations

1981 · Lithograph with liquid crystal (heat-sensitive) solution additions

irreg composition 22 9/16 x 19 13/16" (57.3 x 50.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Fragments from a Place

Fragments from a Place

1974 · Lithograph from two stones, printed in gray and black ink, on ivory wove paper

39 × 57.4 cm (15 3/8 × 22 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fragments from a Place

1974 · Lithograph

composition 8 15/16 x 22 7/16" (22.8 x 57 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Preface (double page plate, folios 6 verso and 7) from Wordswordswords

1968 · Blind etching and embossing from an illustrated book with two etchings, one with embossing; five lithographs; and twelve letterpress illustrations

irreg composition 10 5/8 x 14 3/8" (27 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Looking Through (3-folio text, folios 41 through 43) from Wordswordswords

1968 · Letterpress from an illustrated book with two etchings, one with embossing; five lithographs; and twelve letterpress illustrations

irreg composition 2 7/16 x 3 1/16" (6.2 x 7.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

IN THINKING (2-folio text, folios 52 and 53) from WORDSWORDSWORDS

1968 · Letterpress, printed in black

composition 6 7/16 x 7 1/16" (16.3 x 17.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

THOUGHTS LIE (4-folio text, folios 63 through 66) from WORDSWORDSWORDS

1968 · Lithograph, printed in white

irreg composition 7 3/4 x 7 3/8" (19.7 x 18.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

CLARITY (5-folio text, folios 16 through 20) from WORDSWORDSWORDS

1968 · Letterpress, printed without ink

Comp (irreg), a: 7 3/8 x 10 1/2" (18.7 x 26.7 cm); b: 7 3/8 x 9 15/16" (18.7 x 25.2 cm); c: 1 5/8 x 9 3/8" (4.1 x 23.8 cm); d: 3 15/16 x 10 3/4" (10.0 x 27.3 cm); e: 7 3/8 x 9 13/16" (18.7 x 25.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

POEM FOR JASPER (text, folio 13) from WORDSWORDSWORDS

1968 · Letterpress, printed in black

irreg composition 7 1/16 x 3 5/8" (17.9 x 9.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

CLOSE TO THIS PAGE (text, folio 26) from WORDSWORDSWORDS

1968 · Letterpress, printed without ink

irreg. composition 9 5/8 x 6 15/16" (24.4 x 17.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

ALPHABET (text, folio 10) from WORDSWORDSWORDS

1968 · Lithograph, printed in black

irreg composition 9 1/16 x 8 11/16" (23 x 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

THE ALPHABET WE KNOW (text, folio 49) from WORDSWORDSWORDS

1968 · Letterpress, printed in black

irreg composition 9 1/16 x 7 5/8" (23 x 19.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

NEXT TO THIS PAGE (text, folio 38) from WORDSWORDSWORDS

1968 · Letterpress, printed without ink

irreg composition 7 13/16 x 8 5/16" (19.8 x 21.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

MAGIC OF SAYING (text, folio 46) from WORDSWORDSWORDS

1968 · Letterpress, printed in black

irreg composition 2 15/16 x 2 1/8" (7.5 x 5.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

AMONG THE WORDS (text, folio 29) from WORDSWORDSWORDS

1968 · Lithograph and letterpress, printed in black

irreg composition 4 5/16 x 9" (10.9 x 22.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

IN THE SHADOW (text, folio 35) from WORDSWORDSWORDS

1968 · Etching, printed in white

plate 7 1/2 x 9 3/4" (19 x 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

53 published of 77 catalogued · 34 with image

Art Institute Chicago
27 published27 img
MoMA
26 publishedof 50 catalogued7 img

Record

Images

Poem for Jasper, from Wordswordswords (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Poem for Jasper, from Wordswordswords (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

2

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition For 25 Years: Prints from ULAE

New York · 1982

Group Exhibition Printed, Cut, Folded, and Torn

New York · 1974