id:			144613
accession number:	1969.252
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.252
updated:		2025-01-13 13:04:43.365000

Metro, 1958. Joan Mitchell (American, 1925–1992). Oil on canvas; framed: 115.6 x 139.7 x 4.5 cm (45 1/2 x 55 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 113 x 137.1 cm (44 1/2 x 54 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John B. Dempsey 1969.252 © Estate of Joan Mitchell

title:				Metro
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creation date:			1958
creation date earliest:		1958
creation date latest:		1958
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. John B. Dempsey
copyright:			© Estate of Joan Mitchell

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culture:	America
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Joan Mitchell (American, 1925–1992)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 115.6 x 139.7 x 4.5 cm (45 1/2 x 55 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 113 x 137.1 cm (44 1/2 x 54 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		A Rebours
	opening date:   1999-04-20T00:00:00
	<i>A Rebours</i>. Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno (organizer) (April 20-June 13, 1999); Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofÍa (July 6-October 11, 1999).

	title:		Gallery One 2012
	opening date:   2012-12-12T05:00:00
	<i>Gallery One 2012</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).

	title:		Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection
	opening date:   2022-09-11T04:00:00
	<i>Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Newport Beach, CA, Newport Harbor Art Museum (June 28-September 9, 1984) Action/Precision: The New Direction in New York, 1955-60, cat. no. 35, p. 122, repr. p. 123, also traveled to: Worcester, MA, Worcester Art Museum(3 October - 25 November 1984); Grey Art Gallery, New York University (15 January - 23 February 1984); Cincinnati, OH, the Contemporary Arts Center (14 March - 27 April 1984); Buffalo, NY, Albright-Knox Gallery (14 September - 3 November 1984);  Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas at Austin (12 January - 23 February 1986).', 'opening_date': '1984-06-28T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Washington DC, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Joan Mitchell: A Retrospective Exhibition (26 February - 1 May 1988); also traveled to San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (26 May - 18 July 1988); Buffalo, NY, Albright-Knox Gallery (17 September - 6 November 1988); La Jolla, CA, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art (2 December 1988 - 29 January 1989); Ithaca, NY, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University (26 February - 23 April 1989); ill. cat. no. 35, p. 122.', 'opening_date': '1988-02-26T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (4/20/99 - 6/13/99); Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (7/6/99 - 10/11/99) "A Rebours" p. 237 (repr.).', 'opening_date': '1999-04-20T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. John B. Dempsey.
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