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        "tombstone": "Cubes for M.C. 2004, 2004. James Bassler (American, 1933-). Tapestry and scaffold weaves; waxed linen; wood; overall: 9.5 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm (3 3/4 x 8 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mildred Constantine, 2004.144",
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        "measurements": "Overall: 9.5 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm (3 3/4 x 8 x 8 in.)",
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                "inscription": "Inscribed in ink on the inside of a checkered-board beam: Jim Bassler 2004, Cubes For M.C.\r\n\r\n",
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            "current": [
                {
                    "id": 540067,
                    "title": "Contemporary Art Rotation \u2013 Fall 2023",
                    "description": "<i>Contemporary Art Rotation \u2013 Fall 2023</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 20, 2023-April 7, 2024).",
                    "opening_date": "2023-10-20T04:00:00"
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                    "description": "Exhibited in a one man show of work by James Bassler, Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, summer 2004. Thereafter sent to Mildred Constantine who sent it to CMA.",
                    "opening_date": "2004-01-01T00:00:00"
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        "description": "Jim Bassler made these hollow cubes to celebrate the 90th birthday of Mildred Constantine, the pioneering fiber art curator who donated over 100 works to the Cleveland Museum of Art. The cubes can be arranged to show the number 90 or rotated to form other numbers or letters as illustrated on the card, such as \u201cCC\u201d (Connie Constantine as Mildred is called) and \u201cJS\u201d (for the artist Jane Sauer). The cubes were inspired by digital clocks and were made using a technique Bassler studied in ancient Peruvian textiles, combining the old and the new.",
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        "citations": [
            {
                "citation": "Phipps, Elena. \u201cAn Artist\u2019s Journey.\u201d <em>HALI; the International Journal of Oriental Carpets and Textiles. </em>Issue 219 Spring 2024.",
                "page_number": "p. 138-147",
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        "creditline": "Gift of Mildred Constantine",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:52:30.838000"
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