id:			153119
accession number:	1986.127
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1986.127
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:58.520000

The Heavier-than-Air Machine (The Flying Machine), 1953. Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997). Woodcut; platemark: 31.6 x 38.6 cm (12 7/16 x 15 3/16 in.); sheet: 37.5 x 45.4 cm (14 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry Steinberg on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Cleveland Society for Contemporary Art 1986.127 © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

title:				The Heavier-than-Air Machine (The Flying Machine)
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creation date:			1953
creation date earliest:		1953
creation date latest:		1953
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creditline:			Gift of Henry Steinberg on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Cleveland Society for Contemporary Art
copyright:			© Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	woodcut
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Woodcut
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Corlett, 23

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CREATORS

* Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997)  - artist

* the artist  - published by

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measurements: Platemark: 31.6 x 38.6 cm (12 7/16 x 15 3/16 in.); Sheet: 37.5 x 45.4 cm (14 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review for 1986
	opening date:   1987-02-04T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review for 1986</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987).

	title:		Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection
	opening date:   2003-08-17T00:00:00
	<i>Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003).

	title:		Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948-1969
	opening date:   2021-02-11T05:00:00
	<i>Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948-1969</i>. Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (March 4-June 5, 2022); Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC (organizer) (August 25, 2022-January 8, 2023) https://nasher.duke.edu/exhibitions/roy-lichtenstein-history-in-the-making-1948-1960/.

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