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Flats
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Because of its marshy location on the Cuyahoga River’s floodplain, the area known as the Flats was an unpopular place to build housing and instead became the center of Cleveland’s industry. Instead of emphasizing large factories and smoking machines, however, Wilcox captured the quiet dignity of the area. The inclusion of a boat and wooden structures is reminiscent of scenes from popular artist retreats such as Provincetown, Massachusetts, elevating a notoriously polluted area of Cleveland to the status of picturesque beauty.
| Artist / Maker | Frank Wilcox |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1923 |
| Culture / Origin | America, Ohio, Cleveland |
| Medium | etching |
| Dimensions | Platemark: 12.1 x 17.5 cm (4 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.); Paper: 22.2 x 27.9 cm (8 3/4 x 11 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
Cleveland-born Frank Wilcox received artistic training with Frederick Gottwald, Henry Keller, and Louis Rorimer while at tending the Cleveland School of Art, 1906–10. On a travel scholarship from the school, Wilcox studied at the Académie Callorossi in Paris during the winter of 1910–11 and exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1911. He then returned to Cleveland, where the Taylor Gallery organized his first solo exhibition in the fall of 1911. The Korner & Wood Galleries organized his second solo exhibition… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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