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accession number: 1938.56
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Smelting Works at Denver, 1892. Thomas Moran (American, 1837–1926). Watercolor and gouache; sheet: 24 x 31.8 cm (9 7/16 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection 1938.56
title: Smelting Works at Denver
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creation date: 1892
creation date earliest: 1892
creation date latest: 1892
current location:
creditline: Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection
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culture: America, 19th century
technique: watercolor and gouache
department: Drawings
collection: DR - American 19th Century
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Thomas Moran (American, 1837–1926) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 24 x 31.8 cm (9 7/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
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description: light brown wove paper
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inscription: signed, lower left, in graphite: [artist's monogram: TM] Moran; signed, lower right, in graphite: smelting works at Denver / T. Moran: June 12th 1892
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Most Remarkable Scenery: Thomas Moran's Watercolors of the American West
opening date: 1980-05-23T04:00:00
The Most Remarkable Scenery: Thomas Moran's Watercolors of the American West. Amon Carter Museum (organizer) (May 23-July 13, 1980); The Cleveland Museum of Art (August 5-October 5, 1980); Yale University Art Gallery (October 23, 1980-January 4, 1981).
title: America Draws
opening date: 1984-12-28T05:00:00
America Draws. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).
title: Thomas Moran Retrospective
opening date: 1997-09-28T00:00:00
Thomas Moran Retrospective. National Gallery of Art, Landover, MD (organizer) (September 28, 1997-January 11, 1998).
title: Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2000-08-27T00:00:00
Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27-October 17, 2000); The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY (May 23-August 19, 2001); Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX (October 14, 2001-January 6, 2002).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'The Works of Thomas Moran, no. 82 (as The Smelters, Denver). Denver Art League, Denver, CO (December 1892). No. 82', 'opening_date': '1892-12-01T05:00:00Z'}
* {'description': 'Water Color Sketches by Thomas Moran, N. A., no. 49 (as The Smelters, Denver, Colorado). Santa Barbara Art Club, Santa Barbara, CA (June 1925).', 'opening_date': '1925-06-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Memorial Exhibition: Water Color Sketches by Thomas Moran, N.A., no. 53 (as The Smelters, Denver, Col., June 12). The Milch Galleries, New York, NY (December 20, 1926 - January 8, 1927). No. 53', 'opening_date': '1926-12-20T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Water Colors by Thomas Moran, N.A., no. 6 (as The Smelters, Denver, Colorado). The Biltmore Salon, Los Angeles, CA (January 2 - January 29, 1927). No. 6', 'opening_date': '1927-01-02T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
(The Milch Galleries, New York, NY, cat no. 53.)
date: 1926-1927
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(Biltmore Salon, Los Angeles, CA, January 1927, cat. no. 6, sold.)
date: 1927
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Henry A. [1856-1917] and Josephine P. [1866-1938] Everett, Cleveland, OH.
date: 1927?-1938
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Bequest of Josephine P. Everett to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection.
date: 1938-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Francis, Henry Sayles, "In Memoriam: Josephine Pettengill Everett 1866-1937," The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art No. 6/part II (June, 1938): 123-130.
page number: Mentioned, p. 129.
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Anderson, Nancy K., Thomas Moran, Joni Kinsey, and Anne Morand. Thomas Moran. 1997.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 72, pp125-126, p. 143, p. 254, p. 400
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Diane DeGrazia, and Carter E. Foster. Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 2000.
page number: Mentioned: cat. no. 90, pp. 216-217; p. 296
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IMAGES
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