id:			162427
accession number:	2003.103
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.103
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:47.683000

Durga Killing the Demon Mahisha, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 50.5 x 32 cm (19 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.); painting only: 45.8 x 28.3 cm (18 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.103

title:				Durga Killing the Demon Mahisha
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creation date:			c. 1890
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1905
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creditline:			Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
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culture:	Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
technique:	Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Secondary Support: 50.5 x 32 cm (19 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.); Painting only: 45.8 x 28.3 cm (18 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Kalighat Paintings
	opening date:   2011-05-01T00:00:00
	<i>Indian Kalighat Paintings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-September 18, 2011).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland Museum of Art, (5/1/11-9/18/11); "Indian Kalighat Paintings"', 'opening_date': '2011-05-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 242B): April 6, 2016 -', 'opening_date': '2016-04-06T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	William E. Ward [1922-2004], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-2003
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2003-
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