The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 16, 2024

Russian Dancer

Russian Dancer

1925
(American, 1894–1963)
America, Ohio, Cleveland
bronze
Overall: 26.1 x 29.2 x 12.8 cm (10 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.)
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1926.1547
Location: not on view

Description

A Lithuanian immigrant, Blazys introduced modernist sculpture to Cleveland upon his arrival in 1925. These figures merge rhythmic movement inspired by music with faceted, geometric planes derived from Cubism.
  • Alexander Blazys Entry Card to 1926 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    Clark, Edna Maria. Ohio Art and Artists. Richmond, VA: Garrett and Massie, 1975. Mentioned: p. 414
    Hoffman, Jay, Dee Driscole, and Mary Clare Zahler. A Study in Regional Taste: The May Show, 1919-1975. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977. Reproduced: P. 47, no. 48; Mentioned: P. 78, no. 48
    Robinson, William H., et. al. Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946: Community and Diversity in Early Modern America. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: p.98, fig.104; Mentioned: p. 245
    Bassett, Mark T., R. Guy Cowan, and Victoria Naumann. Cowan Pottery and the Cleveland School. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1997. Reproduced: p. 113, pl. 312
    Steinberg, David and William H. Robinson. Cleveland Museum of Art--Exhibitions--Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946: Community and Diversity in Early Modern America. The Cleveland Museum of Art: Ohio University Press, 2013. Reproduced: p. 98, fig. 104; Mentioned: p. 245
  • Burchfield to Schreckengost: Cleveland Art of the Jazz Age. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 28-July 18, 2004).
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    The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 22, 1982-January 30, 1983).
    Art Deco. The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (organizer) (December 2, 1973-January 27, 1974).
    Art Deco. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 6-August 1, 1971).
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  • {{cite web|title=Russian Dancer|url=false|author=Alexander Blazys|year=1925|access-date=16 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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