The Toledo Museum of Art

The Toledo Museum of Art
Inventory
Collection Number: 
17175
Building: 
Current Location: 
Dawn Mackey's Office
Floor: 
Lower Level/Vault
Object Description
Artist Dates: 
1937-2018
Artist Nationality: 
American
Object Type: 
Details: 
This is a poster for the Toledo Museum of Art that features Paul Gauguin's "Street in Tahiti".
Framed: 
Yes
 - Plexi
Length: 
24 1/4 inches
Width: 
1 inch
Height: 
36 1/4 inches
Description: 

This poster for the Toledo Museum of Art uses one of the museum collection's prized pieces, "Street in Tahiti" (1891) by French Post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin. The poster was likely created in correspondence to the exhibition "Impressionism: Selections from Five American Museums" contributed to by the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, the Saint Louis Art Museum, and Toledo Museum of Art. The exhibition traveled to each of the participating museums from 1989-1990. The Toledo Museum of Art likely contributed this piece, among others, for its significance in Gauguin's career. "Street in Tahiti" was among the first group of paintings the artist created when he traveled to the island in an effort to escape European culture. He became enamored with the island and conveyed its liveliness and naturality through vibrant colors and heavy vegetation.

Reproduce the Work in Library publications/publicity, including film or videotape: 
Yes
Make slides or videotapes for educational use: 
Yes
Permit the general public to photograph the work : 
Yes