The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 16, 2024

New Shoes for H

New Shoes for H

1973–74
(American, 1944-)
America, 20th century
acrylic on canvas
Framed: 122.7 x 133 x 8.2 cm (48 5/16 x 52 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.); Unframed: 111.7 x 121.9 cm (44 x 48 in.)
Purchased with a grant from the NEA and matched by gifts from members of The Cleveland Society for Contemporary Art 1974.53
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The storefront in New Shoes for H depicts Simco Shoes, a store that once stood on the corner of University and East 14th Street in New York City.

Description

Don Eddy numbers among the American painters called "Photorealists." These artists used photographs as inspiration for skillfully rendered representational images, but in reality, their work did not report the factual accuracy that a photograph implies. Eddy once explained, "You can either look through the window, or at the window, or at the reflection in the window. Nobody ever looks at all three at once, because it is impossible to focus on all three." In New Shoes for H, however, Eddy tried to accomplish this feat. Rather than creating a realistic representation of the matter, Eddy re-interpreted the image, exaggerated colors, and combined elements of several different photographs. Although rendered in a realistic style, the resulting painting is a product of the artist's creativity and interpretation.
  • (Nancy Hoffman Gallery, NY)
  • Doty, Robert M, New Gallery of Contemporary Art, Akron Art Institute, New Gallery (Cleveland, Ohio), and Akron Art Institute. 1974. Selections in Contemporary Realism. Akron, Ohio: Akron Art Institute. Reproduced: cover; p. 11
    Toledo Museum of Art and Toledo Modern Art Group. 1975. Image, Color, and Form : Recent Paintings by Eleven Americans : January 12 through February 9, 1975 : Organized by the Toledo Museum of Art and the Toledo Modern Art Group. Toledo, Ohio: Toledo Museum of Art. cat. no. 13
    Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1974.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 62, no. 3 (March 1975): 62–102. Mentioned: p. 101, no. 174; Reproduced: p. 85 www.jstor.org
    Hinson, Tom E. “Eddy: New Shoes for H.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 62, no. 10 (December 1975): 291–299. Mentioned: p. 291-299; Reproduced: p. 292-293, fig. 1-4 www.jstor.org
    Weisberg, Gabriel P, Cleveland State University, and Cleveland Museum of Art, 1976. Materials and Techniques of 20th-Century Artists : An Exhibition. Themes in Art. Cleveland: Dept. of Art History & Education, Cleveland Museum of Art. Cat no. 16, reproduced on frontispiece, detail on cover.
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 257 archive.org
    Lebensztejn, Jean Claude, Patrick Javault, and Musée d’art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg. 2003. Hyperréalismes Usa, 1965-1975 : Musée D’art Moderne Et Contemporain De Strasbourg, 27 Juin-5 Octobre 2003. Paris: Hazan. exh. cat. p. 189
    Buser, Thomas. Experiencing Art Around Us. Australia; United States: Thomson Wadsworth, 2006. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 14, fig 1-13
  • Hyperrealismes USA 1965-1975. Musee d'Art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg (June 27–Oct. 5, 2003).
    Object in Focus: New Shoes for H by Don Eddy. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 3-October 3, 1999).
    Arts Day USA, Jun 7, 1990 (covered in black to encourage people to support the NEA and NEH).
    Partner's in Purchase: Ohio Museum and the National Endowment for the Arts. Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (September 23–29, 1985).
    Materials and Techniques of 20th-Century Artists. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 17, 1976-January 2, 1977).
    One Eye View: Impact of Photography on Paintings and Prints Since 1960. Ann Arbor, MI, The University of Michigan Museum of Art. (1976).
    Don Eddy: Recent Paintings and Drawings. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA (organizer) (April 7-May 7, 1975).
    Year in Review: 1974. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).
    Image, Color, and Form. The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (organizer) (January 11-February 9, 1975).
    Selections in Contemporary Realism. Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH (organizer) (October 27-December 1, 1974).
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