id:			115807
accession number:	1936.527
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1936.527
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:29.727000

Upper Manhattan, c. 1917. Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889–1975). Oil on canvas; framed: 95.5 x 80.5 x 5.5 cm (37 5/8 x 31 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 86.3 x 71.5 cm (34 x 28 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift 1936.527 Art © T.H. Benton and R.P. Benton Testamentary Trusts/UMB Bank Trustee/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

title:				Upper Manhattan
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creation date:			c. 1917
creation date earliest:		1912
creation date latest:		1922
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creditline:			Anonymous Gift
copyright:			Art © T.H. Benton and R.P. Benton Testamentary Trusts/UMB Bank Trustee/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889–1975)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 95.5 x 80.5 x 5.5 cm (37 5/8 x 31 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 86.3 x 71.5 cm (34 x 28 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Made in U.S.A., l'art américain, 1908-1943, entre nationalisme et internationalisme [FRAME]
	opening date:   2001-10-05T00:00:00
	<i>Made in U.S.A., l'art américain, 1908-1943, entre nationalisme et internationalisme [FRAME]</i>. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France (organizer) (October 5-December 31, 2001); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes, France (January 17-March 31, 2002); Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France (April 10-June 25, 2002).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Kansas City, MO, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,  April 16 - June 18, 1989:  "Thomas Hart Benton:  An American Original," cat. #5, p. 8 repr.; traveled to The Detroit Institute of Arts, August 4-October 15, 1989; Whitney Museum of Art, November 17, 1989-February 11, 1990; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, April 29-July 22, 1990.', 'opening_date': '1989-04-16T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Lugano, Switzerland, Museo Civico Citta di Lugano, September 5 - November 15, 1992:  "Thomas Hart Benton,"', 'opening_date': '1992-09-05T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'cat. #14., illus. pp. 41, 152', 'opening_date': None}

* {'description': 'Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux (October 5-December 31, 2001); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes (January 17-March 31, 2002); Musée Fabre, Montpellier (April 10-June 25, 2002).  "Made in U.S.A., l\'art américain, 1908-1943, entre nationalisme et internationalisme," exh. cat. color repr. p. 102.', 'opening_date': '2001-10-05T00:00:00'}

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CITATIONS

	Tepfer, Diane. <em>Samuel Halpert, 1884-1930: Art and Life</em>. New York, NY: Millennium Partners, 2001.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 9, fig. 9
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