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        "tombstone": "Four People, 1953\u201354. Alex Katz (American, b. 1927). Oil on Masonite; unframed: 60.9 x 60.9 cm (24 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of the artist, 1991.310. \u00a9  Alex Katz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY",
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        "title": "Four People",
        "creation_date": "1953\u201354",
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        "department": "American Painting and Sculpture",
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        "copyright": "\u00a9  Alex Katz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY",
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                "inscription": "Signed lower right: Alex Katz",
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            "current": [
                {
                    "id": 311486,
                    "title": "Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary",
                    "description": "<i>Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).",
                    "opening_date": "1992-10-27T05:00:00"
                },
                {
                    "id": 227413,
                    "title": "Brand-New & Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s",
                    "description": "<i>Brand-New & Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s</i>. Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME (July 11-October 18, 2015); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (April 30-August 6, 2017).",
                    "opening_date": "2015-07-11T04:00:00"
                }
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                    "description": "Colby Collge Museum of Art, Waterville, ME (7/11/2015 - 10/18/2015):  \"Brand-New &amp; Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s\"",
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        "did_you_know": "The artist routinely wears gloves while painting to keep his hands clean.",
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        "description": "Alex Katz's early paintings, including <em>Four People</em>, were based on amateur snapshots he collected from family and friends.",
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        },
        "citations": [
            {
                "citation": "Tuite, Diana, Katy Siegel, Richard Shiff, and Eva Di\u0301az. <em>Brand-New &amp; Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s</em>. Munich, Germany: DelMonico Books, 2015.",
                "page_number": "Reproduced: P. 88",
                "url": null
            },
            {
                "citation": "Strean, Heidi. \u201cExhibitions 2017.\u201d <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>57, no. 1 (January/February 2017): 10-11.",
                "page_number": "Reproduced: P. 10; Mentioned: P. 11",
                "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2017-01/page/n5/mode/2up"
            },
            {
                "citation": "Cole, Mark. \u201cBrand-New &amp; Terrific: The innovative early works of Alex Katz remain fresh and vital.\u201d <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 57, no. 3 (May/June 2017): Cover, 5-7.",
                "page_number": "Reproduced: P. 6; Mentioned: P. 7",
                "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2017-03/page/n1/mode/2up"
            },
            {
                "citation": "Turner, Evan H. \u201cThe Year in Review for 1992.\u201d <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38\u201379.",
                "page_number": "Mentioned: p. 66",
                "url": "http://www.jstor.org/stable/25161388"
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        "creditline": "Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of the artist",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:51:38.781000"
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