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The White Dam
1939
Raphael Gleitsmann
Raphael Gleitsmann (American, 1910–1995)
American Painting and Sculpture
The White Dam, 1939. Raphael Gleitsmann (American, 1910–1995). Oil on Masonite; framed: 103.5 x 116 x 5 cm (40 3/4 x 45 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 97.8 x 112.7 cm (38 1/2 x 44 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1996.325 Gleitsmann gave up painting entirely in 1954, claiming he “had nothing to say anymore.”
- Maker/Artist
- Gleitsmann, Raphael
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on Masonite
- Dimensions
- Framed: 103.5 x 116 x 5 cm (40 3/4 x 45 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.); Unframed: 97.8 x 112.7 cm (38 1/2 x 44 3/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signed lower left: "Raphael Gleitsman"
- Departments
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1996.325
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Made in U.S.A., l'art américain, 1908-1943, entre nationalisme et internationalisme [FRAME], The State of the Arts: A Celebration of Ohio's Rich Artistic Heritage, Gallery One 2012, Julie Mehretu: Portals (FRONT International: Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows), <em>American Art Today</em>. 1939 New York World's Fair, New York, NY (April 30, 1939-October 27, 1940)., <em>Raphael Gleitsman: Paintings 1934-1954</em>. The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (March 7-28, 1971)., <em>A Clevelander Collects Clevelanders: An Exhibit from the Collection of Joseph M. and Elsie Erdelac</em>. Kenneth C. Beck Center for the Cultural Arts, Lakewood, OH (February 12-March 11, 1984)., <em>Transformations in Cleveland Art</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 19-July 21, 1996), <em>American Icons: American Masterworks from the 1930s</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 1-June 1, 2006).
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
- Museum Location
- 228B Cleveland Artists
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