id:			412320
accession number:	2020.342
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.342
updated:		2024-03-26 02:02:15.518000

This is the Cuyahoga River which flows through Cleveland, Ohio. On June 22, 1969 the river caught fire. It was not a big fire. But it was large enough to ignite the environmental movement that led to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency., 1970, printed 2020. James Blair (American, 1931–2021). Inkjet print from original Kodachrome negative; image: 17.7 x 45.7 cm (6 15/16 x 18 in.); paper: 43.1 x 55.8 cm (16 15/16 x 21 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Emmie Stonehill Donadio 2020.342

title:				This is the Cuyahoga River which flows through Cleveland, Ohio. On June 22, 1969 the river caught fire. It was not a big fire. But it was large enough to ignite the environmental movement that led to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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creation date:			1970, printed 2020
creation date earliest:		1970
creation date latest:		1970
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creditline:			Gift of Emmie Stonehill Donadio
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technique:	inkjet print from original Kodachrome negative
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1951-Present
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* James Blair (American, 1931–2021)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 17.7 x 45.7 cm (6 15/16 x 18 in.); Paper: 43.1 x 55.8 cm (16 15/16 x 21 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Imprinted on verso in lower margin: "1970, USA, This is the Cuyahoga River which flows thru Cleveland Ohio. On June 22, 1969 the river caught fire, it was not a big fire, but it was large enough to ignite the environmental movement that led to/the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency. Photograph and print by James P. Blair. © National Geographic Society, File #122435."
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso: "James P. Blair (signed)"
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PROVENANCE

	James Blair (the artist) [1931-]
	date: 2020
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	Emmie Stonehill Donadio, Middlebury, VT
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: December 7, 2020
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