id: 120769
accession number: 1941.50
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.50
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Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, 1940. Walter A. Sinz (American, 1881–1966). Glazed ceramic; overall: 34.4 x 18.5 x 10.8 cm (13 9/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1941.50
title: Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
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creation date: 1940
creation date earliest: 1940
creation date latest: 1940
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creditline: Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture: America, Ohio, Cleveland
technique: glazed ceramic
department: American Painting and Sculpture
collection: American - Sculpture
type: Sculpture
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CREATORS
* Walter A. Sinz (American, 1881–1966) - sculptor
Cleveland native Walter Sinz worked in a variety of media, including metal, stone, wood, and ceramic. He was the son of a lithography instructor at the Cleveland School of Art and learned printmaking at an early age from his father. After a year apprenticeship in an architect’s office, he entered the Cleveland School of Art in 1907, studying sculpture under Herman Matzen and later becoming Matzen’s assistant. Sinz taught lithography and sculpture at the school, 1911–52, when he retired to work on sculptural commissions. He exhibited in the annual May Shows held at the Cleveland Museum of Art (1919–66). In 1924 he took a leave of absence from teaching to study at the Académie Julian in Paris. From 1928 to 1931 he produced ceramic sculpture at the Cowan Pottery studios. From the 1930s to the 1960s, he received numerous commissions for portrait busts, architectural ornament, and monumental sculptures. The Cleveland Society of Artists organized a retrospective exhibition of his work in 1958.
Transformations in Cleveland Art. (CMA, 1996), p. 237
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measurements: Overall: 34.4 x 18.5 x 10.8 cm (13 9/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 1/4 in.)
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inscription: Signed on back of base: "Walter A. Sinz, 1940"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The May Show: 23rd Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen
opening date: 1941-04-30T04:00:00
The May Show: 23rd Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 30-June 8, 1941).
title: A Study in Regional Taste: May Show 1919 - 1975
opening date: 1977-07-13T04:00:00
A Study in Regional Taste: May Show 1919 - 1975. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 13-August 21, 1977).
title: Art Deco
opening date: 1979-09-07T04:00:00
Art Deco. Beck Center for the Arts, Lakewood, OH (organizer) (September 7-October 15, 1979).
title: The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years
opening date: 1982-12-22T05:00:00
The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 22, 1982-January 30, 1983).
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
* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; March 28 - July 18, 2004. "Burchfield to Schreckengost: Cleveland Art of the Jazz Age", no exhibition catalogue.', 'opening_date': '2004-03-28T00:00:00'}
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CITATIONS
Walter A. Sinz Entry Card to 1941 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/CMAMS06065/
Hoffman, Jay, Dee Driscole, and Mary Clare Zahler. A Study in Regional Taste: The May Show, 1919-1975. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977.
page number: Reproduced: P. 56, no. 61; Mentioned: P. 80, no. 61
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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: p. 138; Mentioned: p. 139
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