id:			170989
accession number:	2013.413
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.413
updated:		2022-01-04 17:57:54.167000

Burlesque Show/Ladies of the Burlesque, 1932. Cecil Buller (Canadian, 1886-1973). Lithograph; image: 45.2 x 34.9 cm (17 13/16 x 13 3/4 in.); secondary support: 66.5 x 50.2 cm (26 3/16 x 19 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Sean Murphy in memory of his parents, Cecil Buller and John Murphy 2013.413

title:				Burlesque Show/Ladies of the Burlesque
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creation date:			1932
creation date earliest:		1932
creation date latest:		1932
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creditline:			Gift of Sean Murphy in memory of his parents, Cecil Buller and John Murphy
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culture:	Canada, 20th century
technique:	lithograph
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Lithograph
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Cecil Buller (Canadian, 1886-1973)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 45.2 x 34.9 cm (17 13/16 x 13 3/4 in.); Secondary Support: 66.5 x 50.2 cm (26 3/16 x 19 3/4 in.)
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support materials:

	description:	chine collé on sheet on Arches wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	On sheet between chine collé 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 EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Ashcan School Prints and the American City, 1900-1940
	opening date:   2021-07-18T04:00:00
	<i>Ashcan School Prints and the American City, 1900-1940</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 18-December 26, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	artist; artist's son, Sean B. Murphy; CMA
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fun fact: 
By the 1920s, burlesque shows were popular in American cities, featuring comedy acts, skits, songs, and a striptease.

digital 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.

wall 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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