id:			157552
accession number:	1994.84
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.84
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:20.065000

Open Door, 1979. Romare Bearden (American, 1912–1988). Color lithograph; platemark: 59.6 x 44.6 cm (23 7/16 x 17 9/16 in.); sheet: 72.7 x 54.4 cm (28 5/8 x 21 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1994.84 © Romare Bearden Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

title:				Open Door
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creation date:			1979
creation date earliest:		1979
creation date latest:		1979
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			© Romare Bearden Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	color lithograph
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Lithograph
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Romare Bearden (American, 1912–1988)  - artist
Bearden's birthdate has been given as 1911, 1912, or 1914. The Register of Deeds in Charlotte, North Carolina, his birthplace, record Bearden's date of birth as September 2, 1912.
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measurements: Platemark: 59.6 x 44.6 cm (23 7/16 x 17 9/16 in.); Sheet: 72.7 x 54.4 cm (28 5/8 x 21 7/16 in.)
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edition of the work: 	137/175

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inscriptions:

	inscription:	In graphite, recto, lower left: "137/175"
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	inscription:	In graphite, recto, lower right: "Romare Bearden (signed)"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (1/26/2014 - 5/18/2014); "Our Stories: African American Prints and Drawings"', 'opening_date': '2014-01-26T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Mary Ryan Gallery, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 1994
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1994-
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