id:			118115
accession number:	1939.233
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.233
updated:		2025-02-09 00:26:15.404000

The Stream, 1915. Frank W. Benson (American, 1862–1951). Watercolor; sheet: 45.6 x 55.8 cm (17 15/16 x 21 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles T. Brooks 1939.233 Reproduced by permission The Frank W. Benson Trust, Faith Andrews Bedford Trustee.

title:				The Stream
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creation date:			1915
creation date earliest:		1915
creation date latest:		1915
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creditline:			Bequest of Charles T. Brooks
copyright:			Reproduced by permission The Frank W. Benson Trust, Faith Andrews Bedford Trustee.

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culture:	America
technique:	watercolor
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 20th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Frank W. Benson (American, 1862–1951)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 45.6 x 55.8 cm (17 15/16 x 21 15/16 in.)
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	description:	white wove paper (discolored to light yellow)
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	inscription:	signed, lower left, in blue watercolor: F. W. Benson / '15
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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:		Paintings by Ohio Artists
	opening date:   1967-11-28T05:00:00
	<i>Paintings by Ohio Artists</i>. Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH (organizer) (November 28, 1967-January 14, 1968).

	title:		Water Colors from the Museum Collection
	opening date:   1973-07-23T04:00:00
	<i>Water Colors from the Museum Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 23-September 16, 1973).

	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

* {'description': 'Louisville, Kentucy:  J. B. Speed Art Museum, 1949.  "Water Color Paintings" (AFA Museum Series Program of exhibitions).  Also traveled to: Tucker Galleries, Miami Beach, FL; Watkins Institute, Nashville, TN; University of Florida, Gainesville , FL; Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT; Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; St. Paul, Minnesota; Winnepeg, Canada; Strawn Art Gallery, Jacksonville, Illinois', 'opening_date': '1949-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Akron, Ohio:  Akron Art Institute, November 28, 1967-January 14, 1968.  "Paintings by Ohio Artists"', 'opening_date': '1967-11-28T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98.  "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."', 'opening_date': '1998-04-19T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Frank W. Benson (the artist) [1862-1951]
	date: 1915-?
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	E. L. Whittemore Collection
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	Estate of Charles T. Brooks
	date: ?-1939
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: May 29, 1939
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