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Exhibition1940
Four Centuries of Venetian Paintings
1940
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
Jacopo Bassano · The Annunciation to the Shepherds, probably 1555/1560
3 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Islamic Architecture of Iran (Persia)
31 Oct 1940 – 15 Dec 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940Islamic Architecture of Iran (Persia)The Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Thirteenth Annual Ohio Print Makers' Exhibition
4 Oct 1940 – 10 Nov 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940Thirteenth Annual Ohio Print Makers' ExhibitionThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Paintings and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
12 Jan 1940 – 3 Mar 1940
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition record1940Paintings and Sculpture from the Museum CollectionThe Museum of Modern ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Mural Designs for Federal Buildings
4 Oct 1940 – 30 Oct 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940Mural Designs for Federal BuildingsThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
The Development of Writing and Printing
1940-12-08T00:00:00 / ?
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940The Development of Writing and PrintingThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entriesDetails uncertain
Exhibition1940
Theater Arts for Young People [Children's Museum]
1 Jan 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940Theater Arts for Young People [Children's Museum]The Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Color Reproductions of Old and Modern Masters
1940-11-12T00:00:00 / ?
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940Color Reproductions of Old and Modern MastersThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entriesDetails uncertain
Exhibition1940
The May Show: 22nd Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen
1 May 1940 – 9 Jun 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Shady Valley, New York
22 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Exposition du Centenaire Monet-Rodin
1940; closing year unconfirmed
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris
Claude Monet · Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen, 1872/1873
1 documented entry
Exhibition1940
Machine Art; Modern Interiors; Original Costume Design
3 Oct 1940 – 2 Nov 1940
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition record1940Machine Art; Modern Interiors; Original Costume DesignThe Museum of Modern ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Sculptors' Guild Travelling Exhibition
27 Dec 1940 – 31 Jan 1941
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940Sculptors' Guild Travelling ExhibitionThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Modern Painting Isms and How They Grew
1940; closing year unconfirmed
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore
Cecilia Beaux · Sita and Sarita, c. 1921
1 documented entry
Exhibition1940
Picasso: Forty Years of his Art
6 Nov 1940 – 8 Dec 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940Picasso: Forty Years of his ArtThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
French Prints of the 16th and 17th Centuries (1940, 2)
1 Oct 1940 – 17 Nov 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940French Prints of the 16th and 17th Centuries (1940, 2)The Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Seventh Anniversary Exhibition of German, Flemish, and Dutch Painting
1940–1941
William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art -- Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City, Missouri
Bernhard Strigel · Saint Mary Salome and Her Family, c. 1520/1528
2 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Exposiçao de Pintura Francesa, seculos XIX e XX
1940
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janiero
Théodore Géricault · Nude Warrior with a Spear, c. 1816
2 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Drawings by the Open Class for Non-Members' Children
1940-06-10T00:00:00 / ?
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940Drawings by the Open Class for Non-Members' ChildrenThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entriesDetails uncertain
Exhibition1940
Flutes from the Collection of Dr. Dayton C. Miller
24 Dec 1940 – 10 Feb 1941
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940Flutes from the Collection of Dr. Dayton C. MillerThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Herbst-Ausstellung der Preußischen Akademie der Künste (1940)
Oktober-Dezember 1940
, Berlin
Exhibition record1940Herbst-Ausstellung der Preußischen Akademie der Künste (1940)Artwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Preview: Dance Archives
6 Mar 1940 – 7 Apr 1940
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition record1940Preview: Dance ArchivesThe Museum of Modern ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Four American Traveling Exhibitions
3 Apr 1940 – 28 Apr 1940
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition record1940Four American Traveling ExhibitionsThe Museum of Modern ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Flower and Fruit Prints, Gift of the Print Club for the Donald Gray Memorial Collection
1 Apr 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940Flower and Fruit Prints, Gift of the Print Club for the Donald Gray Memorial CollectionThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Paintings in the Butler Circuit Exhibition from New Year's Show
3 Apr 1940 – 28 Apr 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940Paintings in the Butler Circuit Exhibition from New Year's ShowThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
French Prints of the 16th and 17th Centuries
14 Sept 1940 – 17 Nov 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940French Prints of the 16th and 17th CenturiesThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
French Impressionists from Manet to Cezanne
3 Mar 1940 – 2 Jun 1940
The Detroit Institute of Arts
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · Monsieur Boileau at the Café
2 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Modern Masters from European and American Collections
26 Jan 1940 – 24 Mar 1940
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition record1940Modern Masters from European and American CollectionsThe Museum of Modern ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Arts of the Middle Ages: A Loan Exhibition
1940
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Giovanni Baronzio · Madonna and Child with Five Angels, c. 1335
2 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Exhibition of Engravings by the English Society of Wood Engravers
11 Nov 1940 – 29 Dec 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Carnegie Institute
Exhibition record1940Exhibition of Engravings by the English Society of Wood EngraversThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
War Comes to the People: A Story Written With The Lens
10 Dec 1940 – 5 Jan 1941
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition record1940War Comes to the People: A Story Written With The LensThe Museum of Modern ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Portinari of Brazil
9 Oct 1940 – 17 Nov 1940
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition record1940Portinari of BrazilThe Museum of Modern ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art
15 May 1940 – 30 Sept 1940
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition record1940Twenty Centuries of Mexican ArtThe Museum of Modern ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
American Designs for Abstract Film
3 Apr 1940 – 1 May 1940
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition record1940American Designs for Abstract FilmThe Museum of Modern ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Smithsonian Competition
12 Jan 1940 – 3 Mar 1940
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition record1940Smithsonian CompetitionThe Museum of Modern ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Visual and Non-Visual Expression in Art
6 Mar 1940 – 1 May 1940
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition record1940Visual and Non-Visual Expression in ArtThe Museum of Modern ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries
Exhibition1940
Masterpieces of Art from the New York and San Francisco World's Fairs
7 Feb 1940 – 7 Mar 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
A Bridal Couple
4 documented entries
Exhibition1940
A Souvenir of Romanticism in America; or An Elegant Exposition of Taste and Fashion from 1812-to 1865
10 May 1940 – 10 Jun 1940
The Baltimore Museum of Art
Thomas Cole · View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm
1 documented entry
Exhibition1940
Centenaire de Claude Monet
1940
Galerie Andre Weil, Paris
Claude Monet · Bazille and Camille (Study for "Déjeuner sur l'Herbe"), 1865
1 documented entry
Exhibition1940
Drawings by Old Italian Masters
5 Jun 1940 – 25 Feb 1941
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of a Man
42 documented entries
Exhibition1940
English Children
1 Mar 1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition record1940English ChildrenThe Cleveland Museum of ArtArtwork image not available
0 documented entries

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