id:			150399
accession number:	1981.188
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1981.188
updated:		2024-11-18 23:42:05.862000

Death Valley, 1968. Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007). Pen and black ink and watercolor and collage; image: 8.7 x 13.8 cm (3 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.); sheet: 8.7 x 13.8 cm (3 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katharine Kuh 1981.188 © Lenore G. Tawney Foundation

title:				Death Valley
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creation date:			1968
creation date earliest:		1968
creation date latest:		1968
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creditline:			Gift of Katharine Kuh
copyright:			© Lenore G. Tawney Foundation

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

* Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007)  - artist
Tawney was born Leonora Agnes Gallagher in Lorain, Ohio, in 1907. She studied drawing, sculpture, and weaving with well-known artists at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana (1943-45), the Institute of Design in Chicago (1946-48), and at the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina where she became a weaver (1954). Throughout her prolific career, Tawney has had numerous one-person exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions, including the renowned landmark international Fiberworks at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1977. Her work is represented in many major museums, including four pieces in the Cleveland Museum of Art, and she has received numerous awards, including the American Craft Council's Gold Medal in 1987. Tawney's "flag" is one of the highlights of the museum's contemporary fiber art collection, which includes about 100 works.
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measurements: Image: 8.7 x 13.8 cm (3 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.); Sheet: 8.7 x 13.8 cm (3 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1981
	opening date:   1982-02-17T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1981</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).

	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:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Lenore Tawney (the artist) [1907-1997]
	date: 1968
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	Katharine Kuh [1904-1994]
	date: 1968-82
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: March 8, 1982
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