id:			122537
accession number:	1942.797
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.797
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Boy and Panther Cub, 1915. Malvina Hoffman (American, 1887–1966). Bronze; overall: 171.5 cm (67 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.797

title:				Boy and Panther Cub
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creation date:			1915
creation date earliest:		1915
creation date latest:		1915
current location:		WT West Terrace
creditline:			Bequest of John L. Severance
copyright:			

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	bronze
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Malvina Hoffman (American, 1887–1966)  - sculptor

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measurements: Overall: 171.5 cm (67 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed on base:  Hoffman
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection
	opening date:   1942-11-12T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).

	title:		The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930
	opening date:   1986-08-12T04:00:00
	<i>The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 12-October 19, 1986).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	John L. Severance, Cleveland, Ohio.
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fun fact:
The tender relationship between the boy and panther cub depicted here suggests harmony between humankind and nature.

digital description:
Female American artist Malvina Hoffman created this garden sculpture featuring a male youth holding a small panther cub with his left arm while dangling a bunch of grapes over its open mouth. This particular bronze cast was commissioned by prominent Cleveland industrialist John L. Severance and was given to the museum after his death.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Solender, Katherine. The American Way in Sculpture, 1890-1930. Cleveland, OH: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986.
	page number: 	cat. #48, p. 48, repr.
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	<em>Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 32, cat. no. 30
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceBequest/page/n36

	Conner, Janis C. <em>Conner Rosenkranz LLC: 19th &amp; 20th Century American Sculpture.</em> New York, NY: Conner Rosenkranz LLC, 2013.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 41
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	Czajkowski, Alexandra. “Exploring the Fine Arts Garden.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine  </em>61, no. 3 (Summer 2021): 38-39.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 39.
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