id:			170897
accession number:	2013.356
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.356
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:36.942000

The Highwayman (Early Version), 1934–1935. Russell Barnett Aitken (American, 1910–2002). Ceramic; overall: 21.5 x 15.5 x 10 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Irene Roosevelt Aitken 2013.356

title:				The Highwayman (Early Version)
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creation date:			1934–1935
creation date earliest:		1934
creation date latest:		1935
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creditline:			Gift of Irene Roosevelt Aitken
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culture:	America, Ohio, Cleveland
technique:	ceramic
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Russell Barnett Aitken (American, 1910–2002)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 21.5 x 15.5 x 10 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed inside bottom "Russell Aitken"
with sticker "TR 4832/27"
another sticker "G 4 Box 7"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The May Show: 17th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen
	opening date:   1935-04-24T05:00:00
	<i>The May Show: 17th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 24-June 2, 1935).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Special Award for Sustained Excellence in Ceramic Sculpture', 'opening_date': None}

* {'description': 'Cleveland Museum of Art', 'opening_date': None}

* {'description': '1935', 'opening_date': '1935-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'group of 8', 'opening_date': None}

* {'description': '17th annual May Show', 'opening_date': None}

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PROVENANCE

	Collection of the Artist
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	Thence by descent to his widow, Irene Roosevelt Aitken, 2002
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Russell Barnett Aitken Entry Card to 1935 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMS03476/page/n1/

	Aitken, Russell. Russell Barnett Aitken Collection. Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		http://library.clevelandart.org/russell-barnett-aitken-collection

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