id:			145188
accession number:	1970.356
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.356
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The Centaurs, 1955 or before. Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976). Pen and black ink; sheet: 36.8 x 29.2 cm (14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Levine 1970.356 © Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				The Centaurs
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creation date:			1955 or before
creation date earliest:		1955
creation date latest:		1955
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Levine
copyright:			© Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	pen and black ink
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 20th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 36.8 x 29.2 cm (14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
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	description:	cream(1) wove paper (Strathmore Artist)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, lower right, in black ink: "A Calder"
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	inscription:	On verso, upper left, in graphite: "5"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1971
	opening date:   1971-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1971</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).

	title:		Graphic Humor
	opening date:   1982-06-01T04:00:00
	<i>Graphic Humor</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 1-August 29, 1982).

	title:		Images of the Mind
	opening date:   1987-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Images of the Mind</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).

	title:		Changing Dimensions: Works on Paper by Sculptors
	opening date:   1995-11-22T05:00:00
	<i>Changing Dimensions: Works on Paper by Sculptors</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1995-January 24, 1996).

	title:		American Drawings from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1998-04-19T00:00:00
	<i>American Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland Museum of Art, 1995-1996: Changing Dimensions: Works on Paper by Sculptors: November 22, 1995-January 24, 1996, no cat.', 'opening_date': '1995-11-22T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98. "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."', 'opening_date': '1998-04-19T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levine, Cleveland Heights, OH
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: December 18, 1970
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1971." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 59, no. 1 (1972)
	page number: 	p. 42, no. 66
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25152412

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