The Cleveland Museum of Art Presents Prints From the John Bonedrake Donation

Written by Zoe Walderswick Saturday, 10 December 2011 02:12

Cleveland, Ohio.- The Cleveland Museum of Art is pleased to present "A Passion for Prints: The John Bonebrake Donation" on view at the museum through January 29th 2012. "A Passion for Prints: The John Bonebrake Donation" features a selection of nearly 60 prints from the collection of John Corwin Bonebrake (1918-2011). John became a devoted print collector after joining the Print Club of Cleveland in 1961. An architect, John began by choosing images of cathedrals, castles, and other structures, but soon broadened his outlook to include a wide range of material. His outstanding collection of about 1,000 19th- and 20th-century graphics includes figural subjects as well as landscapes and works of historical interest executed in a range of printmaking techniques. Knowing his collection would eventually be donated to the museum, John sometimes made acquisitions to enhance strengths and fill gaps in the CMA’s print collection.

Prominent in the exhibition is the first comprehensive series of color lithographs documenting Egypt by Louis Haghe (made after watercolors by David Roberts), Henri Rivière’s The Thirty-six Views of the Eiffel Tower, a tribute to Hokusai’s famous series of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, and William Nicholson’s London Types, which celebrate the colorful residents of late 19th-century London. Notable exhibition highlights include singular works by John Paul Miller, Fernand Léger, and Joan Miró. John’s collection—his legacy—reflects his personality and interests while setting an example for future generations of print enthusiasts. He advised them to “buy what you like, but most important of all, have fun.”

The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is situated in the Wade Park District, in the University Circle neighborhood on Cleveland's east side. Internationally renowned for its substantial holdings of Asian and Egyptian art, the museum houses a diverse permanent collection of more than 43,000 works of art from around the world. The museum has remained historically true to the vision of its founders, keeping general admission free to the public.


The Cleveland Museum of Art divides its collections into 15 departments including Chinese Art, Modern European Art, African Art, Drawings, Prints, European Painting & Sculpture, Textiles & Islamic Art, American Painting & Sculpture, Greek & Roman Art, Contemporary Art, Medieval Art, Decorative Art & Design, Art of the Ancient Americas and Oceania, Photography and Contemporary Art. Artists represented by significant works include Botticelli, Caravaggio, El Greco, Nicolas Poussin, Peter Paul Rubens, Frans Hals, Gerard David, Francisco Goya, J.M.W. Turner, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Pierre-Auguste Renoir,Pail Gauguin, Church, Cole, Corot, Eakins, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, George Bellows. The Museum has been active recently in acquiring later 20th-century art, having added important works by Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Christo, Anselm Kiefer, Gerhard Richter, Clemente, Kossoff, Chuck Close, Mangold, Tansey and Sol LeWitt, among others.The museum also maintains a schedule of special exhibitions, lectures, films and musical programs. The department of performing arts, music and film hosts a film series and the VIVA! & Gala concert series, which brings creative energies of internationally renowned artists into Cleveland. The department of education at CMA creates programs for lifelong learning from lectures, talks and studio classes to outreach programs and community events, such as Parade the Circle", Chalk Festival and the "Winter Lights Lantern Festival". Educational programs include distance learning, "Art to Go", and the "Educator's Academy". The museum is also home to the Ingalls Library, one of the largest art museum libraries in the United States with almost 431,000 volumes. In addition to its comprehensive collection of fine art, the Cleveland Museum of Art is also home to the Ingalls Library, one of the largest art libraries in the United States. As part of the initial 1913 plan by the museum's founders, a library of 10,000 volumes was to be assembled, to include photographs and archival works. By the 1950s, the collection of books alone had surpassed 37,000 and the photographic collection neared 47,000. Today, with more than 431,000 volumes (and 500,000 digitized slides), renovation of the library space was one of the focal points in the museum's $350 million dollar expansion. Visit the museum's website at ... http://www.clevelandart.org

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