id:			312995
accession number:	2018.24
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.24
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:59.036000

Sandy and Her Husband, 1973. Emma Amos (American, 1937–2020). Oil on canvas; 112.4 x 127.6 cm (44 1/4 x 50 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2018.24 © Emma Amos / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

title:				Sandy and Her Husband
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creation date:			1973
creation date earliest:		1973
creation date latest:		1973
current location:		229A Contemporary
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			© Emma Amos / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

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culture:	America
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Emma Amos (American, 1937–2020)  - artist

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measurements: 112.4 x 127.6 cm (44 1/4 x 50 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Emma Amos: Color Odyssey
	opening date:   2021-01-30T05:00:00
	<i>Emma Amos: Color Odyssey</i>. Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA (organizer) (January 30-April 25, 2021) https://georgiamuseum.org/exhibit/emma-amos-color-odyssey/; Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY (June 19-September 12, 2021) https://www.mwpai.org/view/exhibitions/future-exhibition/emma-amos-color-odyssey/; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (October 9, 2021-January 17, 2022) https://www.philamuseum.org/calendar/exhibition/emma-amos-color-odyssey.

	title:		Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus
	opening date:   2022-02-20T05:00:00
	<i>Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-June 26, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85</em>. Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY (organizer) (April 21 - September 17, 2017); California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 13, 2017 - January 14, 2018); Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY (February 17 - May 27, 2018; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA (June 26 - September 30, 2018).', 'opening_date': '2017-04-21T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Collection of the artist's family
	date: 1973–2018
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	(Ryan Lee Gallery, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)
	date: 2018
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2018–
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CITATIONS

	Liebert, Emily. “Acquisitions 2018: Contemporary Art.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>vol. 59, no. 2 (March/April 2019): 18-19.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 19; Mentioned: P. 18.
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	Morris, Catherine, Rujeko Hockley, Connie H. Choi, Carmen Hermo, and Stephanie Weissberg. <em>We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women</em>, <em>1965-85</em>. Exh. Cat. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, 2017.
	page number: 	Reproduced p. 25; mentioned p. 128
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