id: 159583
accession number: 1996.325
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The White Dam, 1939. Raphael Gleitsmann (American, 1910–1995). Oil on Masonite; framed: 103.5 x 116 x 5 cm (40 3/4 x 45 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 97.8 x 112.7 cm (38 1/2 x 44 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1996.325
title: The White Dam
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creation date: 1939
creation date earliest: 1939
creation date latest: 1939
current location: 228B Cleveland Artists
creditline: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture: America, Ohio, Cleveland
technique: oil on Masonite
department: American Painting and Sculpture
collection: American - Cleveland School
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Raphael Gleitsmann (American, 1910–1995) - artist
Born in Dayton, Gleitsmann moved to Akron at an early age when his father, an architectural engineer and amateur painter, secured a job in the area. After graduating from high school, he took private drawing lessons for one year with Katherine Calvin. Lacking the funds for tuition, he accepted the invitation of Paul Travis to attend classes informally at the Cleveland School of Art and became friends with other artists there. Primarily a landscape painter, he first exhibited in the annual of the Butler Institute of Art in Youngstown (1936) and had his first solo show at the Massillon (Ohio) Museum (1939). He also exhibited at the New York World’s Fair that year. The Little Gallery of Cleveland College organized his second solo exhibition (1940). In 1943 he began an association with Macbeth Galleries in New York, where he was featured in solo exhibitions (1940s–50s). He exhibited in the annuals of the Art Institute of Chicago (1937–49), Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia (1944 52), and Carnegie Institute of Art in Pittsburgh (1943–48). In 1944–45 he served in the U.S. Army as a combat engineer in Europe, an experience that profoundly affected his subsequent subject matter. Previously specializing in American scene depictions, after the war he created images inspired by the bombed cities of Europe. In the late 1940s and early 1950s he taught studio courses at the Akron Art Institute and continued to exhibit on a regular basis. The Akron Art Institute mounted a solo exhibition of his paintings (1948). By the early 1960s Gleitsmann had stopped painting “for reasons known entirely only to himself.”
"Transformations in Cleveland Art" (CMA, 1996), p. 229
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measurements: Framed: 103.5 x 116 x 5 cm (40 3/4 x 45 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.); Unframed: 97.8 x 112.7 cm (38 1/2 x 44 3/8 in.)
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inscription: Signed lower left: "Raphael Gleitsman"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946
opening date: 1996-05-19T04:00:00
Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 19-July 21, 1996).
title: Made in U.S.A., l'art américain, 1908-1943, entre nationalisme et internationalisme [FRAME]
opening date: 2001-10-05T00:00:00
Made in U.S.A., l'art américain, 1908-1943, entre nationalisme et internationalisme [FRAME]. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France (organizer) (October 5-December 31, 2001); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes, France (January 17-March 31, 2002); Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France (April 10-June 25, 2002).
title: The State of the Arts: A Celebration of Ohio's Rich Artistic Heritage
opening date: 2003-03-03T00:00:00
The State of the Arts: A Celebration of Ohio's Rich Artistic Heritage. Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH (organizer) (March 3-May 4, 2003); The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (January 18-March 28, 2004).
title: Gallery One 2012
opening date: 2012-12-12T05:00:00
Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).
title: Julie Mehretu: Portals (FRONT International: Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows)
opening date: 2022-07-16T04:00:00
Julie Mehretu: Portals (FRONT International: Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 13, 2022).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': "American Art Today. 1939 New York World's Fair, New York, NY (April 30, 1939-October 27, 1940).", 'opening_date': '1939-04-30T05:00:00Z'}
* {'description': 'Raphael Gleitsman: Paintings 1934-1954. The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (March 7-28, 1971).', 'opening_date': '1971-03-07T05:00:00Z'}
* {'description': 'A Clevelander Collects Clevelanders: An Exhibit from the Collection of Joseph M. and Elsie Erdelac. Kenneth C. Beck Center for the Cultural Arts, Lakewood, OH (February 12-March 11, 1984).', 'opening_date': '1984-02-12T05:00:00Z'}
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PROVENANCE
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
date: 1996-
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(Sale, Christie’s, New York, Dec. 4, 1996, lot 266, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: 1996
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