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accession number: 1915.461
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Orchid Blossoms, 1873. Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904). Oil on canvas; framed: 47.6 x 40 x 7 cm (18 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 38.1 x 30.6 cm (15 x 12 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1915.461
title: Orchid Blossoms
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creation date: 1873
creation date earliest: 1873
creation date latest: 1873
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creditline: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
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culture: America
technique: oil on canvas
department: American Painting and Sculpture
collection: American - Painting
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 47.6 x 40 x 7 cm (18 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 38.1 x 30.6 cm (15 x 12 1/16 in.)
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inscription: signed lower right: M.J. Heade / 1873
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Exhibition of the Month: Flowers in Art
opening date: 1952-05-06T04:00:00
Exhibition of the Month: Flowers in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-June 5, 1952).
title: Horticulture Motifs in Art
opening date: 1955-03-09T05:00:00
Horticulture Motifs in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 9-April 24, 1955).
title: Near-Looking: A Close-Focus Look at a Basic Thread of American Art
opening date: 1974-10-27T04:00:00
Near-Looking: A Close-Focus Look at a Basic Thread of American Art. Northern Illinois University Art Gallery, DeKalb, IL (organizer) (October 27-November 22, 1974).
title: American Paintings 1825 - 1915 from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 1979-07-07T04:00:00
American Paintings 1825 - 1915 from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH (organizer) (July 7-November 1, 1979).
title: Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
opening date: 1991-06-07T04:00:00
Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
title: Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique
opening date: 2008-10-19T04:00:00
Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 19, 2008-January 18, 2009).
title: The Unity of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt and the Americas
opening date: 2014-04-29T00:00:00
The Unity of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt and the Americas. The Americas Society, New York, NY (organizer) (April 29-July 26, 2014).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Near-Looking. Northern Illinois University Art Gallery, Dekalb, IL (October 27-November 22, 1974).', 'opening_date': '1974-10-27T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'American Paintings, 1825-1915, from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH (July 7-November 1, 1979).', 'opening_date': '1979-07-07T00:00:00'}
* {'description': "A Nation's Legacy, 150 Years of American Art from Ohio Collections. Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (organizer) (January 19-March 15, 1992); the Isetan Museum, Tokyo (April 9-May 5, 1992); the Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, Yamaguchi, Japan (May 12- June 21, 1992); the Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Ar, Fukushima, Japan, (June 27-August 2, 1992); the Takamatsu City Museum of Art, Takamatsu, Japan (August 7-September 6, 1992); Daimaru Museum Umeda, Osaka, Japan (September 23-October 5, 1992).", 'opening_date': '1992-01-19T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Hinman B. Hurlbut, Cleveland, OH, by 1878; his bequest to CMA, 1915.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Northern Illinois University. Near-Looking, A Close-Focus Look at a Basic Thread of American Art. [Catalogue of the Exhibition] Oct. 27-Nov. 22, 1974. DeKalb, Ill: Northern Illinois University, 1974.
page number: no. 10, p. 29, ill. p. 30
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Johnson-Humrickhouse Memorial Museum, Coshocton, Ohio. American Paintings, 1825-1915, from the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Inaugural Exhibition at the New Home of the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, July 7 - Nov. 1, 1979. 1979.
page number: cat. no. 13
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Maciejunes, Nannette V., and Norma J. Roberts. A Nation's Legacy: 150 Years of American Art from Ohio Collections. [Columbus, Ohio]: Columbus Museum of Art, 1992.
page number: cat. no 10, color pl. p. 35
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Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, Jeannine J Falino. Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2008.
page number: Reproduced: P. 266, fig. 104
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McIntyre, Robert G. Martin Johnson Heade, 1819-1904. New York, NY: Pantheon Press, 1948.
page number: Mentioned: p. 34, 61
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Stebbins, Theodore E. The Life and Works of Martin Johnson Heade. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1975.
page number: Reproduced: cat. 193
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Foshay, Ella Milbank. "Nineteenth Century American Flower Painting and the Botanical Sciences." Ph.D. dissertation, Columbia University, 1979.
page number: Reproduced: p. 299, fig. 9-8; Mentioned: p. 469
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Turner, Evan H. Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
page number: Reproduced: p. 14
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Stebbins, Theodore E., Janet L. Comey, and Karen E. Quinn. The Life and Work of Martin Johnson Heade: A Critical Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2000.
page number: Reproduced: p. 257, cat. 221; p. 331, fig. 441
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Chong, Alan. European & American Painting in the Cleveland Museum of Art: A Summary Catalogue. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993.
page number: Reproduced: p. 103
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Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with Yale University Press, 2008.
page number: Reproduced: p. 266, fig. 104
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De Havenon, Georgia Riley, Christina De León, Alicia Lubowski-Jahn, Gabriela Rangel, and Christopher Winks. Unity of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt and the Americas. New York, NY: Americas Society, New York; Bielefeld, Germany: Kerber Verlag, 2014.
page number: Reproduced: p. 139
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