id:			150490
accession number:	1981.50
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1981.50
updated:		2025-02-09 04:06:23.848000

The Garden, 1981. R. B. Kitaj (American, 1932–2007). Oil on canvas; framed: 139.7 x 139.7 x 6.5 cm (55 x 55 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 121.9 x 121.9 cm (48 x 48 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Eppler Family Foundation, an Anonymous Donor, The Kangesser Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Porter, in memory of William M. Milliken, The Thomas and Mildred Doughtery Foundation, and Wishing Well Fund 1981.50 © Marlborough Gallery, New York

title:				The Garden
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creation date:			1981
creation date earliest:		1981
creation date latest:		1981
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creditline:			Gift of The Eppler Family Foundation, an Anonymous Donor, The Kangesser Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Porter, in memory of William M. Milliken, The Thomas and Mildred Doughtery Foundation, and Wishing Well Fund
copyright:			© Marlborough Gallery, New York

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culture:	America
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* R. B. Kitaj (American, 1932–2007)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 139.7 x 139.7 x 6.5 cm (55 x 55 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 121.9 x 121.9 cm (48 x 48 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:		R. B. Kitaj: A Retrospective
	opening date:   1994-06-15T04:00:00
	<i>R. B. Kitaj: A Retrospective</i>. Tate Britain (organizer) (June 15-September 4, 1994); Los Angeles County Museum of Art (October 23, 1994-January 8, 1995); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (February 15-May 14, 1995).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '"R. B. Kitaj," Duesseldorf, Stadtische Kunsthalle Duesseldorf (Feb.5 - March 21, 1982), not in catalogue.', 'opening_date': '1982-03-21T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '"Contemporary Art," Cleveland Museum of Art (Nov. 3 - Dec. 12, 1982).', 'opening_date': '1982-11-03T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '"Contemporary Collection," CMA (Aug. 17 - Nov. 6, 1983).', 'opening_date': '1983-08-17T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '"Kitaj," Marlborough Gallery, London (March 1 - March 31, 1986), cat. no. 10, reproduced.', 'opening_date': '1986-03-01T00:00:00'}

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1981.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 69, no. 2 (February 1982): 39–82.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 65; Mentioned: p. 79, no. 40
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159758

	Henning, Edward B. “New Paintings by Four Artists from Britain.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 69, no. 10 (December 1982): 311–323.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 319-323; Reproduced: p. 320, fig. 14 and Cover
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159795

	Ashbery, John. <em>Kitaj Paintings, Drawings, Pastels</em>. New York, N.Y.: Thames and Hudson, 1983.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 63, cat. 16
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	Kitaj, R. B., David Hockney, Eckhart Gillen, and Lee Friedlander. <em>Confessions of an Old Jewish Painter: Autobiography</em>. Munich : Schirmer Mosel, 2017.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 181, no. 102.
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