id: 173998
accession number: 2017.128
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.128
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Tea for Two (The Collector), 1980. Robert Colescott (American, 1925–2009). Acrylic on canvas; overall: 215.5 x 185 x 5 cm (84 13/16 x 72 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Agnes Gund given in honor of Darren Walker 2017.128 © Robert H. Colescott Separate Property Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York)
title: Tea for Two (The Collector)
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creation date: 1980
creation date earliest: 1975
creation date latest: 1985
current location: 229A Contemporary
creditline: Gift of Agnes Gund given in honor of Darren Walker
copyright: © Robert H. Colescott Separate Property Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York)
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culture: America
technique: acrylic on canvas
department: Contemporary Art
collection: CONTEMP - Painting
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Robert Colescott (American, 1925–2009) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 215.5 x 185 x 5 cm (84 13/16 x 72 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
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inscription: Signed and dated in the upper left: “R. Colescott/80”
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: From Then to Now: Masterworks of Contemporary African American Art
opening date: 2010-01-29T00:00:00
From Then to Now: Masterworks of Contemporary African American Art. Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 29-May 9, 2010).
title: Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott
opening date: 2019-09-20T04:00:00
Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott. Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH (organizer) (September 20, 2019-January 12, 2020); Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (February 15-December 13, 2020).
title: Contemporary Installation
opening date: 2021-04-12T04:00:00
Contemporary Installation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Robert Colescott: Another Judgement. Knight Gallery, Spirit Square Arts Center, Charlotte, NC (February 13-April 7, 1985).', 'opening_date': '1985-02-13T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Robert Colescott: A Retrospective, 1975-1986. San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA (organizer) (April 5-May 31, 1987); Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH (September 11-November 7, 1987); The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (January 12-February 28, 1988); Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (March 18-May 8, 1988); Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH (June 18-August 14, 1988); Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (September 10-November 5, 1988); Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX (December 3, 1988-January 28, 1989); The New Museum, New York (February 25-April 22, 1989); Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA (May 20-July 15, 1989).', 'opening_date': '1987-04-05T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
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Private Collection, New York.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2017-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Richard, Paul. “Robert Colescott’s Perspectives on Black and White.” The Washington Post (January 20, 1988).
page number: mentioned
url: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1988/01/20/robert-colescotts-perspectives-on-black-and-white/029378fe-b793-40aa-83b9-d6d92a706a2b/?utm_term=.39c49b974c79
Thüring, Reto and Liebert, Emily. “Acquisition Highlights: Contemporary Art.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 58. no. 2 (March/April 2018): 24-25.
page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 24.
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Sims, Lowery Stokes, Robert Colescott, and Mitchell Douglas Kahan. Robert Colescott, a Retrospective, 1975-1986. San Jose, Calif: The Museum, 1987.
page number: Reproduced p. 25, Fig. 30; mentioned p. 26.
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Colescott, Robert, Ann Shengold, and Terry Maxon Miller, eds. Robert Colescott: Another Judgement. Exh. Cat. Charlotte, NC: Knight Gallery, Spirit Square Arts Center, 1985.
page number: Reproduced p. 17.
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Kahan, Mitchell. “Robert Colescott: Pride and Prejudice.” Art Papers 9, no. 3 (May/June 1985): 22-23
page number: Mentioned p. 23
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Platow, Raphaela, et al. Art and race matters: the career of Robert Colescott. New York, New York : Rizzoli Electa ; Cincinnati, Ohio : In association with Contempoary Arts Center, 2019.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 129-130, fig. 30
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“New Take on the New: A comprehensive reinstallation of the galleries of contemporary art offers fresh viewpoints on the art of our time.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 61, no. 2 (Spring 2021): cover, 4-9.
page number: Reproduced: Cover; Mentioned: P. 4.
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Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 61, no. 2 (Spring 2021): Cover.
page number: Reproduced: Cover; Mentioned: P. 4.
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