id:			117055
accession number:	1937.590
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.590
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:32.940000

Butterfly, c. 1919. Emil Fuchs (American, 1866–1929). Bronze; overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.); without base: 26.1 x 8.5 cm (10 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley S. Blossom 1937.590

title:				Butterfly
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creation date:			c. 1919
creation date earliest:		1910
creation date latest:		1919
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley S. Blossom
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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	bronze
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Emil Fuchs (American, 1866–1929)  - sculptor

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measurements: Overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.); without base: 26.1 x 8.5 cm (10 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed on base:  EMIL FUCHS
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Maurice Prendergast: 1859-1924
	opening date:   1960-10-26T04:00:00
	<i>Maurice Prendergast: 1859-1924</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 21-July 30, 1961).

	title:		The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930
	opening date:   1986-08-12T04:00:00
	<i>The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 12-October 19, 1986).

	title:		The Camera
	opening date:   1990-07-10T04:00:00
	<i>The Camera</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 10-August 19, 1990).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA: Contemporary American Bronzes, November 1-December 8, 1919.', 'opening_date': '1919-11-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Sculpture of our Time, November 4-December 5, 1937.', 'opening_date': '1937-11-04T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Solender, Katherine. The American Way in Sculpture, 1890-1930. Cleveland, OH: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986.
	page number: 	cat. #11, p. 20, repr.
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