id:			93274
accession number:	1946.1704
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.1704
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:04.732000

Catching a Tune, probably 1867. William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868). Graphite; sheet: 10 x 15.4 cm (3 15/16 x 6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1946.1704

title:				Catching a Tune
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creation date:			probably 1867
creation date earliest:		1867
creation date latest:		1867
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creditline:			Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
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culture:	America
technique:	graphite
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 19th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 10 x 15.4 cm (3 15/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
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	description:	cream(1) wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signed, lower left, in graphite: "W.S.M.  Catching a tune-"
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	inscription:	Written in pencil, upper center by artist: "Dark"
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	inscription:	Written in pencil, center right, by artist: "The player / dark / brown / best"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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

* {'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

	Victor D. Spark [1898-1991], New York, NY, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: ?–1946
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: July 25, 1946–
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