id:			120633
accession number:	1941.390
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.390
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:45.803000

Seated Figure, c. 900–300 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec. Albitite; overall: 11 x 6.2 x 3.9 cm (4 5/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1941.390

title:				Seated Figure
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creation date:			c. 900–300 BCE
creation date earliest:		-900
creation date latest:		-300
current location:		233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
technique:	albitite
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Mesoamerica
type:		Jade
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measurements: Overall: 11 x 6.2 x 3.9 cm (4 5/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art of the Americas
	opening date:   1945-11-09T05:00:00
	<i>Art of the Americas</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).

	title:		Pre-Columbian Art of the Gulf States
	opening date:   1973-01-11T05:00:00
	<i>Pre-Columbian Art of the Gulf States</i>. Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL (organizer) (January 11-February 11, 1973).

	title:		The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership
	opening date:   1995-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership</i>. Princeton University Art Museum (organizer) (December 16, 1995-March 3, 1996); Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (April 7-June 9, 1996).

	title:		The Art of the Olmec Civilization
	opening date:   1996-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>The Art of the Olmec Civilization</i>. National Gallery of Art (organizer) (June 30-October 20, 1996).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Toledo, OH: The Museum of Art; January 1944. "The Ancient Art of the North American Continent."', 'opening_date': '1944-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946. "Art of the Americas." repr. in catalogue, black and white, p. 29.', 'opening_date': '1945-11-09T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; October 6-November 19, 1950. "Ancient American Jade and Gold." exh. cat. no. 1.', 'opening_date': '1950-10-06T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Palm Beach, FL: The Society of the Four Arts; January 10 - February 1,1953. "Pre-Columbian Art: The Native Art of America Before the Conquest." Cat. no. 2, no repr.', 'opening_date': '2010-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Munich, Germany: Haus der Kunst; October 17-December 12, 1958. exh. cat. no. 326, repr. black and white pl. 40a. Zurich, Switzerland; Kunsthaus; January 1- February 28, 1959. exh. cat. no. 31, repr. black and white pl. 8a.', 'opening_date': '1958-10-17T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Paris, France: Galerie Charpentier; March 15- May 15, 1959. exh. cat. no. 18. The Netherlands: The Hague; June1- July 31, 1959. Berlin, Germany: Academie der Kunst; October 3- November 22, 1959. Circulating exhibition of "Pre- Columbian Art from Mexico and Central America."', 'opening_date': '1959-03-15T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Coral Gables, FL: Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami; January 11-February 11, 1973. "Pre- Colombian Art of the Gulf States." exh. cat. no. 43, repr. p. 23.', 'opening_date': '1973-01-11T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'New York, NY: The Museum of Modern Art. "Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art." exh. cat. no. 2, p. 32, exh. cat. no. 3, p. 34.', 'opening_date': None}

* {'description': 'Los Angeles, CA: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art; September 26, 2010- January 9, 2011. San Francisco, CA: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; February 19- May 30, 2011. "Olmec: Collossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico."', 'opening_date': '2011-02-19T00:00:00'}

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 375
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n70

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 290
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n314

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 290
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n314

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 392
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n412

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 6
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n21

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