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        "tombstone": "Burlesque Show/Ladies of the Burlesque, 1932. Cecil Buller (Canadian, 1886\u20131973). Lithograph; platemark: 47 x 36.8 cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.); sheet: 66.7 x 50.2 cm (26 1/4 x 19 3/4 in.); image: 45.2 x 34.8 cm (17 13/16 x 13 11/16 in.); matted: 71 x 55.7 x 0.3 cm (27 15/16 x 21 15/16 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Sean Murphy in memory of his parents, Cecil Buller and John Murphy, 2013.413",
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        "title": "Burlesque Show/Ladies of the Burlesque",
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        "collection": "PR - Lithograph",
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        "measurements": "Platemark: 47 x 36.8 cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.); Sheet: 66.7 x 50.2 cm (26 1/4 x 19 3/4 in.); Image: 45.2 x 34.8 cm (17 13/16 x 13 11/16 in.); Matted: 71 x 55.7 x 0.3 cm (27 15/16 x 21 15/16 x 1/8 in.)",
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        "inscriptions": [
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                "inscription": "On sheet between chine coll\u00e9 and seconary support: lower left, in graphite: 30/30 and lower right, in graphite: Cecil Buller and registration marks in graphite in each of the four corners",
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            "current": [
                {
                    "id": 381923,
                    "title": "Ashcan School Prints and the American City, 1900\u20131940",
                    "description": "<i>Ashcan School Prints and the American City, 1900\u20131940</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 18-December 26, 2021).",
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                "description": "artist; artist's son, Sean B. Murphy; CMA",
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        "did_you_know": "By the 1920s, burlesque shows were popular in American cities, featuring comedy acts, skits, songs, and a striptease.",
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        "description": "Shown with simplified features and enhanced by the harsh spotlighting of the stage, the three scantily clad burlesque dancers appear more like sculptures than flesh and bone. Cecil Buller made the visual comparison explicit by placing a caryatid, or sculptural column in the form of a woman, behind the stage. Such architectural extravagances were typical of the grand theaters of the era.",
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        "creditline": "Gift of Sean Murphy in memory of his parents, Cecil Buller and John Murphy",
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        "sortable_date": 1932,
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        "impression": "30",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:53:24.808000"
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