id:			115050
accession number:	1935.217
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1935.217
updated:		2025-07-12 11:02:22.670000

Storm Clouds, 1880. John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853–1902). Oil on canvas; unframed: 32 x 52.3 cm (12 5/8 x 20 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection, 1935.217

title:				Storm Clouds
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creation date:			1880
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1880
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial 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

* John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853–1902)  - artist

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measurements: Unframed: 32 x 52.3 cm (12 5/8 x 20 9/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed lower right: "J H Twachtman / 1880"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition
	opening date:   1936-06-26T04:00:00
	<i>The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936).

	title:		Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today
	opening date:   1937-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-October 4, 1937).

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		John Henry Twachtman Retrospective
	opening date:   1966-10-07T04:00:00
	<i>John Henry Twachtman Retrospective</i>. The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH (organizer) (October 7-November 20, 1966).

	title:		Long Term Loan - Ohio Artists in the Governor's Residence
	opening date:   2002-04-22T04:00:00
	<i>Long Term Loan - Ohio Artists in the Governor's Residence</i>. Ohio Governor's Residence, Bexley, Ohio (April 22, 2002-December 31, 2006).

	title:		Long Term Loan - Ohio Artists
	opening date:   2011-07-01T00:00:00
	<i>Long Term Loan - Ohio Artists</i>. Ohio Governor's Residence, Columbus, Ohio (July 1, 2011-July 1, 2012).

	title:		Ohio Artists Showcase
	opening date:   2025-07-01T04:00:00
	<i>Ohio Artists Showcase</i>. Office of Senator Bernie Moreno, Washington, DC (organizer) (July 1, 2025-January 3, 2031).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': "Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art (1926-1929), this appears listed in the Registrar's File, probably refers to a long-term loan.", 'opening_date': '1926-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition of The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Official Art Exhibit of The Great Lakes Exposition (26 June-4 October 1936), cat. no. 374, p. 138.', 'opening_date': '1936-06-26T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, An Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today at The Cleveland Museum of Art (23 June-4 October 1937), cat. no. 199, pp. 42-43.', 'opening_date': '1937-06-23T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cincinnati, The Cincinnati Art Museum, A Retrospective Exhibition: John Henry Twachtman (7 October-20 November 1966), cat. no. 12, illus. p. 23, discussed p. 4.', 'opening_date': '1966-10-07T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Mansfield, OH, Mansfield Art Center, The American Seascape from John Smibert to John Marin (6 March-3 April 1988), cat. no. 44, listed p. 15.', 'opening_date': '1988-03-06T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Henry A. Everett, Cleveland, by 1926 (on loan to The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1926-1929); Gift to The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1935.
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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Catalogue of an Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 until Today at the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland]: [Printed by the Artcraft Printing Co.], 1937.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 43, no. 199
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	Francis, Henry. "The Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>25, no. 6, pt. 2 (June 1938): 124-131
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 124
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25137944

	Francis, Henry. "Recent Accessions to the Museum Collections." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>33, no. 9 (November 1946): 167-168.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 167
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141316

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