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The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is highlighting August birthdays for several artists represented in its collection, pairing the dates with works on view from its galleries. In a post shared on August 1, the museum listed George Herbert McCord, John Sloan and Edouard-Léon Cortès among the artists it is celebrating this month, alongside specific paintings by each.
The museum identified McCord’s birthday as August 1, 1848, and pointed to ‘A Ledge of Bass Rocks’. Sloan, born August 2, 1871, is represented by ‘Two Black Crows’. Cortès, born August 6, 1882, is listed with ‘Parisian Landscape’. The post also included Andy Warhol, though no complete birth date or accompanying artwork was given in the source material.
The museum framed the post as a gallery-based birthday roundup, using the occasion to draw attention to works already in its holdings rather than announcing a new exhibition or event. No exhibition title, special program, or installation dates were provided in the source material, and the museum did not indicate that the works are part of a separate short-term display.
McCord, Sloan and Cortès span different corners of modern painting and graphic culture. McCord’s ‘A Ledge of Bass Rocks’ anchors the museum’s birthday list at the start of the month, while Sloan’s ‘Two Black Crows’ and Cortès’s ‘Parisian Landscape’ follow in quick succession. The post presents them as part of a monthly calendar of artists born in August, tying specific works in the collection to each date.
Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s social media note did not add curatorial commentary, acquisition history or interpretation of the works. It also did not specify gallery locations, visiting hours, or whether the artworks are currently installed together. The message was limited to the birthday acknowledgements and the titles of the associated works.
The museum’s August 1 post ends with Warhol’s name, but the available text cuts off before any birth date or object title is completed. Aside from that incomplete reference, the roundup names three dated entries: McCord on August 1, Sloan on August 2 and Cortès on August 6, each paired with a work from the museum’s galleries.
