id:			143263
accession number:	1967.201
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.201
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:19.308000

Gray Morning, 1967. Evelyn Svec Ward (American, 1921–1989). Embroidery and appliqué: cotton, cotton chenille, synthetic threads, istle and sisal twine, istle netting, onion bag fragments, wool cloth and burlap on wool ground; overall: 81.3 x 94 cm (32 x 37 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Wishing Well Fund 1967.201

title:				Gray Morning
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creation date:			1967
creation date earliest:		1967
creation date latest:		1967
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creditline:			Wishing Well Fund
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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	embroidery and appliqué: cotton, cotton chenille, synthetic threads, istle and sisal twine, istle netting, onion bag fragments, wool cloth and burlap on wool ground
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Contemporary Fiber Art
type:		Embroidery
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CREATORS

* Evelyn Svec Ward (American, 1921–1989)  - artist
Biographical information exists in the Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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measurements: Overall: 81.3 x 94 cm (32 x 37 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The May Show: 49th Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of The Western Reserve
	opening date:   1967-05-03T04:00:00
	<i>The May Show: 49th Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of The Western Reserve</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 3-June 18, 1967).

	title:		Stitching
	opening date:   1967-09-23T04:00:00
	<i>Stitching</i>. Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY (organizer) (September 23-November 6, 1967).

	title:		Year in Review: 1967
	opening date:   1967-11-29T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1967</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).

	title:		Contemporary Art and Textiles Collection
	opening date:   1984-07-13T04:00:00
	<i>Contemporary Art and Textiles Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 13-August 26, 1984).

	title:		Evelyn Svec Ward Retrospective
	opening date:   1990-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Evelyn Svec Ward Retrospective</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1990-February 3, 1991); Battalle Fine Arts Center, Westerville, OH (April 1-May 5, 1991).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Stitching. The Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York (September 1967).', 'opening_date': '1967-09-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Styles of the Sixties. The Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH (October-November 1969).', 'opening_date': '1969-10-01T00:00:00'}

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CITATIONS

	American Craftsmen's Council. Stitching: September 23-November 6, 1967. New York: The Council, 1967.
	page number: 	p. 29
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 256
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n276

	Ward, Evelyn Svec, and William E. Ward. Evelyn Svec Ward: Retrospective. Westerville, Ohio: Otterbein College, 1990.
	page number: 	p. 17
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