id:			147966
accession number:	1974.63
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.63
updated:		2025-02-09 03:47:07.939000

Head of Gertrude, c. 1938. William Zorach (American, 1889–1966). Pencil; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Zorach Family in memory of Harry Schoener 1974.63

title:				Head of Gertrude
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creation date:			c. 1938
creation date earliest:		1933
creation date latest:		1943
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creditline:			Gift of the Zorach Family in memory of Harry Schoener
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culture:	America
technique:	pencil
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 20th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* William Zorach (American, 1889–1966)  - artist
Although his birth date is usually given as 1887, he changed it from 1889 to 1887 at the time of his marriage in 1912 so that his wife Marguerite, born in 1887, would not appear older than he. The 1889 birth date and the reason for the change have been verified by William Zorach’s sister, Ida Schoener of Cleveland. See also letter from William Zorach to Marguerite Thompson, December 7, 1911 at the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. The above information came from the publication, Marguerite Zorach: The Early Years, 1908-1920 Published for the National Collection of Fine Arts by the Smithsonian Institution Press, City of Washington, 1973, p. 58, note 14.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1974
	opening date:   1975-03-11T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1974</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).

	title:		America Draws
	opening date:   1984-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>America Draws</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).

	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).

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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'}

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RELATED WORKS

	id: 		147965
	Head of Gertrude, 1947. William Zorach (American, 1889–1966). Marble; overall: 53.3 x 26 x 33.7 cm (21 x 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Schoener Family 1974.62
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