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        "tombstone": "Pelican Rookery, 1928. Gustave Baumann (American, born Germany, 1881\u20131971). Tempera over graphite on gray paper; image: 27.6 x 31.2 cm (10 7/8 x 12 5/16 in.); sheet: 37.2 x 31.3 cm (14 5/8 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Baumann, 2005.471. \u00a9 Ann Baumann Trust",
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        "title": "Pelican Rookery",
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        "measurements": "Image: 27.6 x 31.2 cm (10 7/8 x 12 5/16 in.); Sheet: 37.2 x 31.3 cm (14 5/8 x 12 5/16 in.)",
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        "copyright": "\u00a9 Ann Baumann Trust",
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                "inscription": "lower margin, in graphite: Pelican Rookery #93 (#93 Ann Baumann's handwriting-inventory number)",
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                {
                    "id": 324227,
                    "title": "Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts",
                    "description": "<i>Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 20, 2020-June 27, 2021).",
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                "date": "February 27, 2006",
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        "description": "Sketching trips throughout the Southwest and California stimulated Baumann\u2019s imagination, and he returned home renewed and inspired. \u201cWhen mental excursions within the four walls of the studio fail to get me anywhere, I begin to overhaul the sketching outfit. . . . And I\u2019m off, taking with me the secret hope of a sketching ground no artist\u2019s eye has ever beheld.\u201d California brown pelicans nest in offshore colonies to protect their young from predators. Baumann\u2019s only seascape, <em>Pelican Rookery</em> depicts the birds on a rocky outcrop along the Pacific shore near Monterey or Carmel. Using a palette of pale colors, the lively drawing, later translated into a color woodcut, depicts rippling water and silvery ocean reflections, while black strengthens shadows and delineates rugged curvilinear forms.",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:52:38.854000"
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