Moonrise (c. 1915): Art, History and Details

Moonrise (c. 1915) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Arthur Wesley Dow (American, 1857–1922).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

An influential teacher, Dow articulated his artistic beliefs in Composition: A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and Teachers (1899). His revolutionary approach was rooted in the idea that music was "the key to the other fine arts, since its essence is pure beauty." Dow believed that modern art should aspire to be "visual music."

Object facts

• Title: Moonrise
• Date: c. 1915
• Creator attribution: Arthur Wesley Dow (American, 1857–1922)
• Culture: America
• Type: Print
• Technique: color woodcut
• Dimensions: Sheet: 15.1 x 24 cm (5 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Image: 10.8 x 17.7 cm (4 1/4 x 6 15/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Woodcut
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1999.324

Collection credit

John L. Severance Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” March 17, 2000, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.

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