id:			159763
accession number:	1997.131
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1997.131
updated:		2025-08-08 00:50:30.533000

Naked Series: Photographs of a Standing Male Nude Model ("Joseph Smith"), c. 1883. Circle of Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916). Albumen prints from glass negatives; image: 8.2 x 2.9 cm (3 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.); matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1997.131

title:				Photographs of a Standing Male Nude Model ("Joseph Smith")
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series:				Naked Series
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creation date:			c. 1883
creation date earliest:		1878
creation date latest:		1888
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	America
technique:	albumen prints from glass negatives
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 8.2 x 2.9 cm (3 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on recto of mount: "L/2040"; on verso: "0-40-3310"; "X-36"; in black ink: "Eakins/Olympia Galleries, Ltd. / Philadelphia. Cat #03310-40"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-06-24T00:00:00
	<i>Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24-September 16, 2007).

	title:		PROOF: Photography in the Era of the Contact Sheet
	opening date:   2020-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>PROOF: Photography in the Era of the Contact Sheet</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-November 29, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (6/24/07 - 9/16/07); "Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art", no exhibition catalogue.', 'opening_date': '2007-06-24T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, NY)
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: June 2, 1997
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