id:			144462
accession number:	1969.19
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.19
updated:		2024-08-08 15:15:34.633000

Graves of Travellers, Fort Kearny, Nebraska, 1866. Worthington Whittredge (American, 1820–1910). Oil on paper mounted on canvas; unframed: 18.8 x 56.5 cm (7 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1969.19

title:				Graves of Travellers, Fort Kearny, Nebraska
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creation date:			1866
creation date earliest:		1866
creation date latest:		1866
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	oil on paper mounted on canvas
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Worthington Whittredge (American, 1820–1910)  - artist

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measurements: Unframed: 18.8 x 56.5 cm (7 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	Inscribed lower right: "Fort Kearney June 1866"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

	title:		Themes of American Painting
	opening date:   1977-10-01T04:00:00
	<i>Themes of American Painting</i>. Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI (organizer) (October 1-November 30, 1977).

	title:		Plain Pictures:  Images of the American Prairie
	opening date:   1996-08-17T00:00:00
	<i>Plain Pictures:  Images of the American Prairie</i>. University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA (August 17-November 3, 1996); Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX (November 23, 1996-February 23, 1997); Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE (April 19-July 27, 1997).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Spokane, International Exposition, Our Land, Our Sky, Our Water: An Exhibition of American &amp; Canadian Art (4 May-3 November 1974), cat. no. 48 as Graves of Travellers, Fort Kearney, Nebraska.', 'opening_date': '1974-05-04T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Grand Rapids, MI, The Grand Rapids Art Museum, Themes in American Painting (1 October-30 November 1977), cat. no. 6, listed p. 211, illus. p. 22, as Graves of Travellers, Fort Kearney, Nebraska.', 'opening_date': '1977-10-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Sarasota, Fla., John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Worthington Whittredge: Hudson River Artist (8 December 1989-11 February 1990); traveled to Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum (24 March-20 May 1990); Chattanooga, Tenn, Hunter Museum of Art (10 June-5 August 1990); Washington, D.C., The Corcoran Gallery of Art (8 September-4 November 1990)', 'opening_date': '1990-03-24T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Iowa City, The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Plain Pictures: Images of the American Prairie (17 August-3 November 1996); traveled to Fort Worth, TX, The Amon Carter Museum (23 November 1996-23 February 1997); to Omaha, The Joslyn Art Museum (19 April-27 July 1997), cat. no. 36, pp. 64-73, illus. pp. 70-71.', 'opening_date': '1996-08-17T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(R. Schoelkopf, New York)
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