id:			128143
accession number:	1951.138
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.138
updated:		2025-08-07 21:24:27.278000

Cathedral, 1951. Joan Kempsmith (American, 1926–2013). Oil on masonite; unframed: 89.5 x 59.4 cm (35 1/4 x 23 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Traveling Exhibitions Fund 1951.138

title:				Cathedral
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creation date:			1951
creation date earliest:		1951
creation date latest:		1951
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creditline:			Cleveland Traveling Exhibitions Fund
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culture:	America, Ohio, Cleveland
technique:	oil on masonite
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Cleveland School
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Joan Kempsmith (American, 1926–2013)  - artist

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measurements: Unframed: 89.5 x 59.4 cm (35 1/4 x 23 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	signed lower right:  Kempsmith, 1951.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The May Show: 33rd Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen
	opening date:   1951-05-01T04:00:00
	<i>The May Show: 33rd Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-June 10, 1951).

	title:		May Show Retrospective - 50 Years
	opening date:   1968-04-23T05:00:00
	<i>May Show Retrospective - 50 Years</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (April 23-June 16, 1968).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Joan Kempsmith Entry Card to 1951 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMS09092

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