id:			117907
accession number:	1938.61
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1938.61
updated:		2023-08-29 11:33:51.877000

Two Women Reading in a Field, 1888. Arthur B. Davies (American, 1862–1928). Watercolor and gouache over graphite (the figures); sheet: 26.7 x 48.2 cm (10 1/2 x 19 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection 1938.61

title:				Two Women Reading in a Field
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creation date:			1888
creation date earliest:		1888
creation date latest:		1888
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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 over graphite (the figures)
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 19th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Arthur B. Davies (American, 1862–1928)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 26.7 x 48.2 cm (10 1/2 x 19 in.)
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	description:	cream (3) wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, lower left, in black ink: A.B.Davies . 88 . ; VERSO, upper left, in graphite: ["]In the fragrant days of June" ; center, in black ink: W. le. 437
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		Arthur B. Davies Centennial
	opening date:   1962-07-08T04:00:00
	<i>Arthur B. Davies Centennial</i>. Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY (organizer) (July 8-August 26, 1962); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (September 18-October 17, 1962); Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY, Rochester, NY (November 30-December 26, 1962); Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (January 11-February 10, 1963); The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH (February 25-March 25, 1963); Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO (April 3-May 5, 1963); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA (May 25-July 13, 1963).

	title:		America Draws
	opening date:   1984-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>America Draws</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).

	title:		American Drawings from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1998-04-19T00:00:00
	<i>American Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98.  "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."

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