id:			171506
accession number:	2014.3
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.3
updated:		2023-01-27 20:30:24.268000

Chinese Hand Laundry, 1984. Martin Wong (American, 1946–1999). Acrylic on canvas; overall: 121.9 x 175.2 cm (48 x 69 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller 2014.3 Courtesy of the Estate of Martin Wong and P.P.O.W Gallery, New York

title:				Chinese Hand Laundry
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creation date:			1984
creation date earliest:		1984
creation date latest:		1984
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creditline:			Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller
copyright:			Courtesy of the Estate of Martin Wong and P.P.O.W Gallery, New York

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	acrylic on canvas
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Martin Wong (American, 1946–1999)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 121.9 x 175.2 cm (48 x 69 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	"Chinese Hand Laundry 347 East Fifth Street Manhatten Martin Wong 1984" inscribed on verso
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Rosenman collection
	date: 1984–2014
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	Rosenman collection, sold to P.P.O.W. Gallery, NY, NY
	date: 2014
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2014–
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fun fact:
This artwork is made from three canvases that the artist joined together.

digital description:


wall description:
The son of Chinese immigrants and a resident of New York’s Lower East Side in the 1980s, Wong was interested in and sensitive to the life and struggles of American citizens who were often disenfranchised by local and national government. Based on a now-destroyed storefront on East Fifth Street, Chinese Hand Laundry serves as a reminder of the complex and ongoing issues of immigration in American politics and society.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Metropolitan Museum of Art. <em>Notable acquisitions. Vol. 7. (1984-1985)</em> New York, NY:  Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985
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	Wong, Martin, Marcia Tucker, and Amy Scholder. <em>Sweet Oblivion: The Urban Landscape of Martin Wong</em>. New York: Rizzoli, 1998.
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	Whitney Museum of American Art, and Maxwell Lincoln Anderson. <em>American Visionaries: Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art</em>. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 2001.
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	Kim, Elaine H., Margo Machida, and Sharon Mizota. <em>Fresh Talk, Daring Gazes: Conversations on Asian American Art</em>. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003.
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	Fellah, Nadiah Rivera. “Urban Isolation.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>61, no. 1 (Winter 2021): 9.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 9.
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