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        "tombstone": "Mural Study for Cancer, 1948. Clarence Van Duzer (American, 1920\u20132009). Tempera on panel; unframed: 33 x 74.3 cm (13 x 29 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kathy Lynn Van Duzer and Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2011.5",
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        "title": "Mural Study for Cancer",
        "creation_date": "1948",
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        "department": "American Painting and Sculpture",
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        "measurements": "Unframed: 33 x 74.3 cm (13 x 29 1/4 in.)",
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            {
                "inscription": "Signed lower right: Van Duzer. 48\r\nInscribed on the reverse:\r\n\r\nC.E. VAN DUZER JR.\r\n606 EAST 97TH. ST.\r\nCLEVELAND, OHIO\r\n\r\nMURAL STUDY FOR CANCER 1948\r\n\r\nPROJECT FOR E.A. ABBEY SCHOLARSHIP 1947\r\n",
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            "legacy": [
                {
                    "description": "The Van Duzer Perspective, Convivium 33 Gallery, Cleveland, September 9-October 15, 2006.",
                    "opening_date": "2006-09-09T00:00:00"
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                "description": "The artist; Clarence E. Van Duzer Foundation, Strongsville, Ohio",
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        "did_you_know": "During the Second World War, Clarence Van Duzer worked at Fisher Body Aircraft Plant #2 in Cleveland, making parts for B-29 Superfortress Bombers.",
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        "description": "<em>Mural Study for Cancer </em>teems with more than 50 figures, including a patient undergoing surface brachytherapy, whereby radiation is applied to the exterior of the body with tongs. Hovering overhead in the center of the composition is a red circular form with flamelike tendrils, likely a schematic rendering of a tumor. The painting was created shortly after the artist traveled to study contemporary murals in Mexico, which had a profound influence on his work.",
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            {
                "citation": "\"Collections. Personal Favorite.\u201d <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 55, no. 3 (May/June 2015): 13.",
                "page_number": "Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 13",
                "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2015-03"
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        "creditline": "Gift of Kathy Lynn Van Duzer and Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund",
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        "accession_date": "2011-03-07T00:00:00",
        "sortable_date": 1948,
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        "updated_at": "2026-09-09 19:14:14.218000"
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