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Pamela Elizabeth Ward in loving memory of her parents, William E. and Evelyn Svec Ward

This catalog gathers 18 public-domain works given to the museum by Pamela Elizabeth Ward in loving memory of her parents, William E. and Evelyn Svec Ward. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. Three Figures: woman with two children playing ball Three Figures: woman with two children playing ball 1904
  2. Rider and four-legged creature with floral motif Rider and four-legged creature with floral motif 1904
  3. Rider and four-legged bovine creature with border of colored squares Rider and four-legged bovine creature with border of colored squares 1904
  4. Large, multi-armed figure facing left Large, multi-armed figure facing left 1904
  5. Woman in profile facing left (by woman painter) Woman in profile facing left (by woman painter) 1904
  6. Shiva and Nandi Shiva and Nandi 1904
  7. Two Women facing each other Two Women facing each other 1904
  8. Devotional painting (female figure) Devotional painting (female figure) 1904
  9. Rider and four-legged bovine creature in mauve, chartreuse and black palette Rider and four-legged bovine creature in mauve, chartreuse and black palette 1904
  10. Large, multi-armed figure facing out Large, multi-armed figure facing out 1904
  11. Four-armed goddess, with hearts in margin Four-armed goddess, with hearts in margin 1904
  12. Head of a Young Man Head of a Young Man 1804
  13. Two Women Two Women 1774
  14. Sketch of a Woman with an elephant and other animals on reverse Sketch of a Woman with an elephant and other animals on reverse 1704
  15. Portrait of a man Portrait of a man 1704
  16. Hira Hira 1804
  17. Sikari Sikari 1894
  18. Bijantu Bijantu 1894

On provenance & the public domain

A credit line — the small "Gift of…" note beside a work on a museum wall — records its provenance: how the object passed from a private hand into a public collection, whether as an outright gift, a bequest left in a will, the purchase from a named endowment, or an entire collection acquired at once. Because these works are in the public domain, anyone can study, share, and reproduce them freely. Browsing by provenance follows the human story behind a museum's holdings — the collectors and benefactors whose generosity put these works where the public can see them.

Every work in this catalog is in the public domain; images come from the museums that hold them.