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accession number: 1924.682
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Italian Night, Capri, 1924. William Joseph Eastman (American, 1888–1950). Oil on canvas; framed: 77.5 x 67.4 x 7 cm (30 1/2 x 26 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Cleveland Art Association 1924.682
title: Italian Night, Capri
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creation date: 1924
creation date earliest: 1924
creation date latest: 1924
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creditline: Gift of The Cleveland Art Association
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culture: America, Ohio, Cleveland
technique: oil on canvas
department: American Painting and Sculpture
collection: American - Cleveland School
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* William Joseph Eastman (American, 1888–1950) - artist
Born in Cleveland, William Eastman attended the Cleveland School of Art, graduating in 1912. That summer he moved to New York and studied briefly at the Art Students League. The following year he returned to Cleveland to become an instructor at the Cleveland School of Art, a position he held until his death. He had first solo exhibition in 1911 at the studio he shared with Walter Heller. In 1913 Eastman befriended one of his students, Charles Burchfield, and the two became frequent sketching companions. Around 1915 Eastman began experimenting with gold- and silver-leaf grounds in paintings based on “principles of pure design.” He exhibited in the annual May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art (1919–50). On sabbatical from the art school in 1922, he studied at the Académie Julian in Paris and spent the following year painting in France, Spain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. In the summer of 1925 he returned to Europe to paint. He directed the Eastman-Bolton Gallery, 1926–38, a decorative-design firm that he cofounded. In the summer of 1930 Eastman went on another painting excursion to France, Italy, and Holland. In 1931 he was elected president of the Cleveland Society of Artists. The following year he organized the city’s first artist’s Curb Market to stimulate sales of local artists’ work. During the 1930s and 1940s his paintings appeared in solo exhibitions in Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, and the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachusetts. In the summer of 1939 he made the first of many painting trips to the American West and Mexico. On returning from one of these trips in 1950, Eastman died of a heart attack. The Cleveland Institute of Art organized a memorial exhibition of his work the following year.
"Transformations in Cleveland Art" (CMA, 1996), p. 227
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measurements: Framed: 77.5 x 67.4 x 7 cm (30 1/2 x 26 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
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inscription: signed lower right: W. J. Eastman.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The May Show: 6th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen
opening date: 1924-05-06T04:00:00
The May Show: 6th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-June 8, 1924).
title: The May Shows of the Past
opening date: 1963-04-05T05:00:00
The May Shows of the Past. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 5-July 24, 1963).
title: May Show Retrospective - 50 Years
opening date: 1968-04-23T05:00:00
May Show Retrospective - 50 Years. The Cleveland Museum of Art (April 23-June 16, 1968).
title: The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years
opening date: 1982-12-22T05:00:00
The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 22, 1982-January 30, 1983).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
William Joseph Eastman Entry Card to 1924 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/CMAMS00761
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