id: 142407
accession number: 1966.216
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.216
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Michael Murphy, 1965. Irving Achorn (American, 1920–2011). Gelatin silver print; image: 21.4 x 17.4 cm (8 7/16 x 6 7/8 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jacob Wattenmaker 1966.216
title: Michael Murphy
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creation date: 1965
creation date earliest: 1965
creation date latest: 1965
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creditline: Gift of Jacob Wattenmaker
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culture: America, 20th century
technique: gelatin silver print
department: Photography
collection: PH - American 1951-Present
type: Photograph
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CREATORS
* Irving Achorn (American, 1920–2011) - artist
Irving Achorn (American, 1920-2011). Irving A. Achorn (born in Mattadoisett, Massachusetts) has a diverse artistic background. After interrupting his studies at Pratt Institute in New York to serve for four years in the U.S. Army, he returned to complete a degree in industrial design (1948). Upon graduation, he worked commercially in various New York design studios, then moved to Ohio to teach at the Akron Art Institute Professional School of Design (which later became the Akron Art Museum). During that time, he also studied ceramics at the Cleveland Institute of Art, and earned B.S. and M.A. degrees in design from Kent State University (1954, 1955). Achorn organized and initiated the commercial art program at the University of Akron when he became professor there in 1965. He retired from his post in 1984 and moved to New Harbor, Maine. Frequently included in the Cleveland Museum of Art's annual May Show, a regional juried exhibition, from 1964-78, Achorn earned recognition for his multilayered, psychological portrait Michael Murphy (1965). Achorn died in 2011.
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measurements: Image: 21.4 x 17.4 cm (8 7/16 x 6 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The May Show: 48th Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of The Western Reserve
opening date: 1966-04-20T05:00:00
The May Show: 48th Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of The Western Reserve. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 20-May 22, 1966).
title: Photograph Exhibition
opening date: 1971-07-13T04:00:00
Photograph Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 13-September 19, 1971).
title: Source Material for Studio Projects
opening date: 1972-06-20T04:00:00
Source Material for Studio Projects. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 20-August 27, 1972).
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: Beyond Truth: Photography after the Shutter
opening date: 2019-02-10T05:00:00
Beyond Truth: Photography after the Shutter. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-May 26, 2019).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA, April 20 - May 22, 1966: "48th Ehibition of Work by Artists and Craftsmen of the Western Reserve (May Show)," CMA Bulletin, 53 (May 1966), p. 113.', 'opening_date': '1966-04-20T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, July 13 - August 21, 1977: "A Study in Regional Taste: The May Show 1919 - 1975," catalogue no. 85, repr. p. 73.', 'opening_date': '1977-08-21T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
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CITATIONS
Irving Achorn Entry Card to 1966 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/CMAMS13636
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. 73, no. 85; Mentioned: P. 81, no. 85
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
page number: Reproduced: P. 73
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