id: 117184
accession number: 1937.74
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Sorghum Mill, Tennessee, 1937. W. Phelps Cunningham (American, 1903–1980). Wood engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1937.74
title: Sorghum Mill, Tennessee
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creation date: 1937
creation date earliest: 1937
creation date latest: 1937
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creditline: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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culture: America, Ohio, Cleveland
technique: wood engraving
department: Prints
collection: PR - Wood engraving
type: Print
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CREATORS
* W. Phelps Cunningham (American, 1903–1980) - artist
An architect by profession, Phelps Cunningham was active as a printmaker in the 1930s, specializing in meticulously crafted relief prints of the rural Midwest. Born in Humboldt, Kansas, he graduated in 1926 from the University of Kansas with degrees in science and architecture. He traveled to Europe for three months in 1929 just before accepting a position at the architectural firm C. B. Rowley & Associates in Cleveland. In 1930 he began making relief prints and regularly participated in the annual May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art (1930–41). He also contributed prints to annual competitive exhibitions in Philadelphia, Kansas City, and New York City. During World War II, Cunningham served in the government’ s war housing department for three years. His work was included in Painting and Prints by Cleveland Artists, an exhibition held at the Whitney Museum in New York City (1937) and at the New York World’ s Fair (1939). In 1946 he became a partner in the Carr and Cunningham firm. After his retirement in 1967, he worked for Damon-Worley, Cody, and Kirk until 1972. He served as president of the Cleveland Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. As an architect Cunningham is best known for the Saints Helen and Constantine Greek Orthodox Church in Cleveland Heights.
Transformations in Cleveland Art. (CMA, 1996), p. 226
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The May Show: 19th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen
opening date: 1937-05-05T04:00:00
The May Show: 19th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-June 19, 1937).
title: May Show Prints: Purchases for 1936-1938
opening date: 1938-11-09T05:00:00
May Show Prints: Purchases for 1936-1938. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9-December 4, 1938).
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: Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946
opening date: 1996-05-19T04:00:00
Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 19-July 21, 1996).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
W. Phelps Cunningham Entry Card to 1937 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/CMAMS04293/
Robinson, William H., et. al. Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946: Community and Diversity in Early Modern America. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 188
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