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accession number:	1979.42
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Head of a Philosopher, 1883. Vincenzo Gemito (Italian, 1852–1929). Bronze; overall: 50.2 cm (19 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection 1979.42

title:				Head of a Philosopher
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creation date:			1883
creation date earliest:		1883
creation date latest:		1883
current location:		
creditline:			The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	Italy, 19th century
technique:	bronze
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Vincenzo Gemito (Italian, 1852–1929)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 50.2 cm (19 3/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signed: "Gemito"; stamped: "FONDERIA GEMITO NAPOLI"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1979
	opening date:   1980-02-13T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1979</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 13-March 9, 1980).

	title:		The Persistence of Classicism in Sculpture
	opening date:   1988-11-16T05:00:00
	<i>The Persistence of Classicism in Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1988-January 15, 1989).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1980:  Year in Review 1979," Bulletin LXVII (March 1980) cat. no. 61, p. 97, repr. p. 73', 'opening_date': '1980-03-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA 1982:  The Age of Bronze, July 13-October 17, 1982, no. cat.', 'opening_date': '1982-07-13T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA 1988:  The Persistence of Classicism in Sculpture, November 16, 1988-January 16, 1989, no. cat.', 'opening_date': '1988-11-16T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	[Michael Hall, NY]
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection is on View in Year in Review Exhibition,” February 7, 1980, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr2737

	Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1979." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 67, no. 3 (1980): 58-99.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 61, p. 73; Mentioned: p. 59
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159667

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