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Mirrors & Eyes

1994

John L. Moore

(American, b. 1939)

America, 20th century

Oil on canvas

Unframed: 203.2 x 172.7 cm (80 x 68 in.)

Gift of Jane Farver 2009.437

Location

not on view

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Ovoid mirrors are a hallmark of the artist's style and appear in much of his work. The viewer can interpret them as mirrors, eyes, portals, or openings in the canvas.

Provenance

1994–2009

Artist's studio

2009

Gift of Jane Farver [1947–2015]

2009–

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Lee, Key Jo. “Four Curators, Four Favorites.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 62, no. 2 (2022): 30. Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 30.

Exhibition history

MOCA Cleveland, OH (1/29/2010 - 5/9/2010): "From Then to Now: Masterworks of Contemporary African American Art"

The Cleveland Museum of Art (06/13/2010 - 11/4/2010): "In Honor of the Cleveland Arts Prize"

From Then to Now: Masterworks of Contemporary African American Art. Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 29-May 9, 2010).

In Honor of The Cleveland Arts Prize. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 13, 2010-March 13, 2011).

Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-June 26, 2022).

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