The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Flying Ponies (Euclid Beach Park)
1932
(American, 1898–1952)
Unframed: 113 x 169.5 cm (44 1/2 x 66 3/4 in.)
Gift of Carol and Michael Sherwin 2020.243
© Carl Gaertner
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
The arched entrance gate to Euclid Beach Park still stands and is a designated Cleveland landmark.Description
Among Gaertner’s most admired canvases, Flying Ponies (Euclid Beach Park) presents a nocturnal view of a beloved carousel that was installed at a now defunct amusement park on the shores of Lake Erie. This ride—featuring suspended horses swirling over a dramatically tilted platform—provides the central focus. Its illumination helps bathe the surrounding darkness, revealing visitors engaged in various activities.- 2020-Carol and Michael Sherwin, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art2020–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- 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.111; Mentioned: p.110Johnston, April Nehring. The Making of Cleveland's Artist: The Aesthetic and Cultural Politics of Boundary Crossing in the Industrial Landscape Paintings of Carl Gaertner, 1923-1952. Thesis, Washington University, 2019. Mentioned: P. 87-89; reproduced: P. 87, fig. 4.5
- Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 19-July 21, 1996).
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