id:			157059
accession number:	1993.198
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.198
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:51.255000

Groovin', 1992. Malcolm Brown (American, 1931–2020). Acrylic and oil pastel on board; image: 122 x 91.5 cm (48 1/16 x 36 in.); framed: 160.7 x 129.5 cm (63 1/4 x 51 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary Pellegrini 1993.198 © Malcolm Brown

title:				Groovin'
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creation date:			1992
creation date earliest:		1992
creation date latest:		1992
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Mary Pellegrini
copyright:			© Malcolm Brown

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	acrylic and oil pastel on board
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Malcolm Brown (American, 1931–2020)  - artist
Biographical information exists in the Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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measurements: Image: 122 x 91.5 cm (48 1/16 x 36 in.); Framed: 160.7 x 129.5 cm (63 1/4 x 51 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signed lower right: Malcolm Brown
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The May Show: 72nd Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of the Western Reserve
	opening date:   1993-06-09T04:00:00
	<i>The May Show: 72nd Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of the Western Reserve</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 9-September 5, 1993).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* "May Show 1993," CMA (June 9 - Sept. 5, 1993).

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased by Mary Pellegrini, Cleveland Heights, OH, from the 1993 May Show
	date: 1993
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1993-
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fun fact:
In 1980, Malcolm Brown and his wife Ernestine opened the Malcolm Brown Gallery in Shaker Heights, Ohio, the first Black-owned fine art gallery in America.

digital description:
Part of a recent series of paintings depicting musical performances, <em>Groovin'</em> by Malcolm Brown uses improvisatory drawing and explosive color to express the speed, rhythm, and energy of jazz. "Art," Brown has written, "is the window through which I share my artistic vision and emotion. . . . My aim is to capture the flavor of time and space with spontaneous color nuances."

wall description:

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Malcolm M. Brown Entry Card to 1993 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMS18260/page/n1/

	"New on View: Toby's Gallery for Contemporary Art.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>61, no. 1 (Winter 2021): Back cover.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: Back cover.
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