The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 17, 2024

Groovin'

Groovin'

1992
(American, 1931–2020)
America, 20th century
acrylic and oil pastel on board
Image: 122 x 91.5 cm (48 1/16 x 36 in.); Framed: 160.7 x 129.5 cm (63 1/4 x 51 in.)
Gift of Mary Pellegrini 1993.198
© Malcolm Brown
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

In 1980, Malcolm Brown and his wife Ernestine opened the Malcolm Brown Gallery in Shaker Heights, Ohio, one of the first Black-owned fine art galleries in the US.

Description

Part of a recent series of paintings depicting musical performances, Groovin' by Malcolm Brown uses improvisatory drawing and explosive color to express the speed, rhythm, and energy of jazz. "Art," Brown has written, "is the window through which I share my artistic vision and emotion. . . . My aim is to capture the flavor of time and space with spontaneous color nuances."
  • 1993
    Purchased by Mary Pellegrini, Cleveland Heights, OH, from the 1993 May Show
    1993-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Malcolm M. Brown Entry Card to 1993 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    "New on View: Toby's Gallery for Contemporary Art.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 61, no. 1 (Winter 2021): Back cover. Reproduced and Mentioned: Back cover.
  • The May Show: 72nd Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of the Western Reserve. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 9-September 5, 1993).
    "May Show 1993," CMA (June 9 - Sept. 5, 1993).
  • {{cite web|title=Groovin'|url=false|author=Malcolm Brown|year=1992|access-date=17 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1993.198