id: 162504
accession number: 2003.15.2.b
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.15.2.b
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Suit Shopping: An Engraved Narrative: Scene 4, 2000–2002. Andrew Raftery (American, b. 1962). One of three printed scenes on three sheets of paper joined by tape; a engraving from four plates on four sheets of paper (three joined); paper folder; sheet: 49.4 x 107.4 cm (19 7/16 x 42 5/16 in.); platemark: 37.9 x 46.5 cm (14 15/16 x 18 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of friends in memory of Ann Bassett and Tom Johnson 2003.15.2.b © Courtesy of the Artist and Mary Ryan Gallery, New York, NY
title: Suit Shopping: An Engraved Narrative: Scene 4
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creation date: 2000–2002
creation date earliest: 2000
creation date latest: 2002
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creditline: Gift of friends in memory of Ann Bassett and Tom Johnson
copyright: © Courtesy of the Artist and Mary Ryan Gallery, New York, NY
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culture: America, late 20th-early 21st century
technique: one of three printed scenes on three sheets of paper joined by tape; a engraving from four plates on four sheets of paper (three joined); paper folder
department: Prints
collection: PR - Engraving
type: Print
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CREATORS
* Andrew Raftery (American, b. 1962) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 49.4 x 107.4 cm (19 7/16 x 42 5/16 in.); Platemark: 37.9 x 46.5 cm (14 15/16 x 18 5/16 in.)
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inscription: 1 plate, single sheet: in graphite, lower margin: 9/30 Andrew Raftery 2002.
3 plates on 3 sheets joined together: in graphite, lower margin: 9/30 Andrew Raftery 2002
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Drawn, Exposed, and Impressed: Recent Works on Paper from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2006-01-20T00:00:00
Drawn, Exposed, and Impressed: Recent Works on Paper from the Cleveland Museum of Art. MOCA Cleveland, OH (January 20-May 7, 2006).
title: Fresh Prints: The Nineties to Now
opening date: 2015-03-22T00:00:00
Fresh Prints: The Nineties to Now. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 22-July 26, 2015).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* MOCA Cleveland (1/20/2006 - 5/7/2006): "Drawn, Exposed, and Impressed: Recent Works on Paper from the Cleveland Museum of Art," no catalogue.
The Cleveland Museum of Art (3/22/2015 - 7/26/2015); "Fresh Prints: The Nineties to Now"
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PROVENANCE
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Raftery depicts the habits and mores of average Americans- the ordinary events of modern life-often humorously. "Shopping for a suit is a cultural remnant, it is an event in a man's life," the artist explains. "I was thinking about male vanity." Raftery presents such mundane situations as straightforward, old-fashioned narratives, allowing the story to unfold in a series of related scenes.
Engraving is exacting and difficult, so few artists today choose this printmaking method. Raftery, however, has mastered the art of cutting grooves into a copper plate. Since paper currency is printed from metal plates engraved in the same way, he likes the implied connection between the technique and monetary power and authority.
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