id: 151452
accession number: 1983.33
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.33
updated: 2024-03-26 01:59:51.935000
Prestige Chair, 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Babanki-style maker. Wood and paint; overall: 80.7 x 53.3 x 44.5 cm (31 3/4 x 21 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of his parents, Wheeler B. and Dorothy Preston by Mary and John Preston 1983.33
title: Prestige Chair
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creation date: 1800s
creation date earliest: 1800
creation date latest: 1899
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creditline: Gift in memory of his parents, Wheeler B. and Dorothy Preston by Mary and John Preston
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culture: Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Babanki-style maker
technique: Wood and paint
department: African Art
collection: African Art
type: Furniture and woodwork
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measurements: Overall: 80.7 x 53.3 x 44.5 cm (31 3/4 x 21 x 17 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1983
opening date: 1984-02-22T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).
title: Second Careers: Two Tributaries in African Art
opening date: 2020-11-01T04:00:00
Second Careers: Two Tributaries in African Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1, 2020-March 14, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA 1984: "Year in Review 1983," Bulletin, 71 (February 1984), p. 76, no. 223', 'opening_date': '1984-02-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Mr. and Mrs. John Preston, Concord, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: by at least 1983
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1983-
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CITATIONS
Nzewi, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Second Careers : Two Tributaries in African Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2019
page number: Mentioned: p. 34; reproduced: p. 9; p. 35, fig. 24; p. 63, pl. 9.
url: https://ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1090438741
Nzewi, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Second Careers : Two Tributaries in African Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2019
page number: Mentioned: p. 34; reproduced: p. 9; p. 35, fig. 24; p. 63, pl. 9.
url: https://ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1090438741
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