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        "tombstone": "Plate: St. George and the Dragon, 1936. Russell Barnett Aitken (American, 1910\u20132002). Enamel; diameter: 53.8 cm (21 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Cleveland Art Association, 1936.377",
        "current_location": "228B Cleveland Artists",
        "title": "Plate: St. George and the Dragon",
        "creation_date": "1936",
        "creation_date_earliest": 1936,
        "creation_date_latest": 1936,
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            "male"
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            "America, Ohio, Cleveland"
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        "department": "Decorative Art and Design",
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        "measurements": "Diameter: 53.8 cm (21 3/16 in.)",
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            {
                "inscription": "Signed on back: \"Russell Barnett Aitken:",
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            "current": [
                {
                    "id": 382027,
                    "title": "The May Show: 18th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen",
                    "description": "<i>The May Show: 18th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 6-June 14, 1936).",
                    "opening_date": "1936-05-06T04:00:00"
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                "description": "Purchased from the 18th Annual May Show",
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        "early_education_description": null,
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        "description": "In the 1930s one of the most popular departments at the Cleveland School of Art (now Cleveland Institute of Art) was enameling. Students translated ideas of color and composition that they were learning in painting and ceramics to the application of glass powder enamels on copper, akin to Aitken's depiction of Saint George slaying a very demanding dragon. Working in a lighthearted style, Aitken was among the most prolific and accomplished student artisans to find commercial success in this medium.",
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                "citation": "Russell Barnett Aitken Entry Card to 1936 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.",
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                "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAMS03839/"
            },
            {
                "citation": "Aitken, Russell. Russell Barnett Aitken Collection. Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.",
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        "creditline": "Gift of The Cleveland Art Association",
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        "gallery_donor_text": "William P. and Amanda C. Madar Gallery",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:47:51.184000"
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