id: 147862
accession number: 1974.22
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.22
updated: 2024-03-26 01:59:36.048000
The Red Light, 1972. George Segal (American, 1924–2000). Plaster and mixed media; overall: 289.5 x 243.8 x 91.4 cm (114 x 96 x 36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1974.22 © Estate of William Schwedler / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
title: The Red Light
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creation date: 1972
creation date earliest: 1972
creation date latest: 1972
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creditline: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
copyright: © Estate of William Schwedler / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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culture: America, 20th century
technique: plaster and mixed media
department: Contemporary Art
collection: CONTEMP - Sculpture
type: Sculpture
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CREATORS
* George Segal (American, 1924–2000) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 289.5 x 243.8 x 91.4 cm (114 x 96 x 36 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1974
opening date: 1975-03-11T04:00:00
Year in Review: 1974. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).
title: Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
opening date: 1975-09-24T04:00:00
Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).
title: Materials and Techniques of 20th-Century Artists
opening date: 1976-11-17T05:00:00
Materials and Techniques of 20th-Century Artists. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 17, 1976-January 2, 1977).
title: George Segal: Sculptures
opening date: 1978-10-29T04:00:00
George Segal: Sculptures. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN (organizer) (October 29, 1978-January 7, 1979); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA (February 18-April 1, 1979); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (May 16-July 8, 1979).
title: Gallery One 2012
opening date: 2012-12-12T05:00:00
Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).
title: Life is a Highway: American Car Culture
opening date: 2019-06-15T04:00:00
Life is a Highway: American Car Culture. The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (organizer) (June 15-September 15, 2019).
title: Stories From Storage
opening date: 2021-02-07T05:00:00
Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA 1973: "Contemporary American Artists," cat. #24, repr. p. 17', 'opening_date': '1973-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA 1975: "Year in Review 1974," Bulletin, LXII (March 1975), p. 102, cat. #138, repr. p. 87', 'opening_date': '1975-03-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA 1975: "Traditions and Revisions," cat. #116, repr. p. 136', 'opening_date': '1975-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA 1976: "Materials and Techniques of 20th Century Artists," cat. #9', 'opening_date': '1976-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Minneapolis, MN, Walker Art Center, 1978-1979: "George Segal: Sculptures," cat. no. 28, repr. p. 82 (Approved: Trustees\' Meg 7/25/1977).', 'opening_date': '1977-07-25T00:00:00'}
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CITATIONS
“Acquisitions of Modern Art by Museums.” The Burlington Magazine CXVII (May 1975), mentioned p. 328, reproduced p. 334, no. 90.
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Henning, Edward B. “The Red Light by George Segal.” CMA Bulletin LXIII, vol. 63, no. 5, (May 1976), mentioned p.146-150, reproduced p.147, fig. 1.
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Hunter, Sam. George Segal. New York: Rizzoli, 1984, pp. 54, 58, reproduced color fig. 50, p. 57.
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Lym, Glenn Robert. “When Places Include People: Edward Hopper and George Segal.” Places: A Quarterly Journal of Environmental Design, vol. 2, no. 1, (1985), mentioned p.28-29, reproduced p.29, no. 14.
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Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1974.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 62, no. 3 (March 1975): 62–102.
page number: Mentioned: p. 62, 64, 102; Reproduced: p. 86, no. 138
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25152580
Henning, Edward B. “Sky Cathedral-Moon Garden Wall by Louise Nevelson.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 64, no. 7 (September 1977): 242–51.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 243-244
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159539
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 256
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n276
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