id:			161733
accession number:	2000.89.a
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.89.a
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:43.796000

The Shape of Things from the "Africa" series, 1993. Carrie Mae Weems (American, b. 1953). Gelatin silver print, triptych; image: 50 x 49.6 cm (19 11/16 x 19 1/2 in.); paper: 50.2 x 50.2 cm (19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2000.89.a © Carrie Mae Weems

title:				The Shape of Things from the "Africa" series
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creation date:			1993
creation date earliest:		1993
creation date latest:		1993
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			© Carrie Mae Weems

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	gelatin silver print, triptych
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1951-Present
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Carrie Mae Weems (American, b. 1953)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 50 x 49.6 cm (19 11/16 x 19 1/2 in.); Paper: 50.2 x 50.2 cm (19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
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edition of the work: 	10

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Signs of Life:  Recent Photography Acquisitions
	opening date:   2003-11-22T00:00:00
	<i>Signs of Life:  Recent Photography Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 2003-April 7, 2004).

	title:		The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2006-06-09T00:00:00
	<i>The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), Cleveland, OH (June 9-August 20, 2006).

	title:		Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video
	opening date:   2012-09-21T00:00:00
	<i>Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video</i>. Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (organizer) (September 21, 2012-January 13, 2013); Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (February 2-May 19, 2013); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 30-September 29, 2013); Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford, CA (October 16, 2013-January 5, 2014); Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY (January 24-May 14, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Sims, Lowery Stokes. T<em>he persistence of geometry: form, content, and culture in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2006.
	page number: 	no. 135, p. 124
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	Delmez, Kathryn E. <em>Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video.</em> Nashville, TN: Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 2012.
	page number: 	ex. cat. no. 92., p. 122
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