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A dancer, who strikes a pose in the center, is accompanied by a full orchestra of musicians in lively variegated poses. At the far left, a woman plays the cymbals, her mouth open in song. Twisting turning postures of figures wrought in high relief with little background space behind them are characteristics of Indian sculpture from the medieval period. Music and dance were important components of devotional temple activities; they were considered as pleasing to the divinity and attractive for devotees as the works of sculpture and architecture.

Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

Year in Review: 1969

Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-December 8, 1996).

Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music

Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art. The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH (organizer) (November 11, 2022-February 5, 2023) https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/beyond-bollywood-2000-years-of-dance-in-art/; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (March 31-July 10, 2023) https://exhibitions.asianart.org/exhibitions/beyond-bollywood-2000-years-of-dance-in-art/.

Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art

(J.J. Klejman [1906–1995], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

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Gallery Hangouts: Frieze with Dancer and Musicians

Frieze with Dancer and Musicians

In the Gallery Hangouts series, the Cleveland Museum of Art's gallery teachers and educators encourage us to look closely at prominent objects in the museum's collection. Join Claire Appelmans in exploring one of her favorite works in the museum's collection, Frieze with Dancer and Musicians.