| [William J.] Gordon Estate, Recent Accessions and Other Loans | | January | 06 | 1917 | | | |
| French Paintings from the Impressionist School | | January | 06 | 1917 | | | |
| The Worcester R. Warner Collection | | January | 18 | 1917 | March | 18 | 1917 |
| Whistler Etchings and Lithographs: Reproductions | | January | | 1917 | January | | 1917 |
| Watercolors by Auguste Ravier lent by F.[rank] S. Lahm | | January | | 1917 | January | | 1917 |
| Bronzes and Marbles by Chester Beach lent by the artist | | February | 02 | 1917 | February | 20 | 1917 |
| Portrait Lithographs by William Rothenstein and a Few Process-Reproductions of Portraits and Other Lithographs by Whistler | | February | | 1917 | February | | 1917 |
| Second Annual Exhibit of the American Bookplate Society: Bookplates by E. D. French and Bookplates of Famous People, lent by Western Reserve University | | February | | 1917 | April | | 1917 |
| Valentines, lent by Mr. Frank House Baer | | February | 12 | 1917 | March | 19 | 1917 |
| Ankor Wat and Ankor Thom Plates lent by the John G. White Collection, Public Library | | March | 19 | 1917 | March | 26 | 1917 |
| Chinese and Japanese Sculpture: Reproductions | | March | 31 | 1917 | June | 2 | 1917 |
| Spring Exhibition of the Cleveland Photographic Society | | April | 01 | 1917 | April | 8 | 1917 |
| Paintings by Ignacio Zuloaga lent by the artist and various owners | Link | April | 03 | 1917 | April | 25 | 1917 |
| Lithographs of English Munitions Works by Joseph Pennell, lent by S.[almon] P. Halle [1] | | April | 09 | 1917 | April | 30 | 1917 |
| Lithographs of English Munitions Works by Joseph Pennell, lent by S.[almon] P. Halle [2] | | November | 15 | 1917 | November | 30 | 1917 |
| Lithographs by Fantin-Latour lent by Charles L. Freer | | April | 09 | 1917 | July | 3 | 1917 |
| [Frank S.] Lahm Collection of War Posters | | June | 05 | 1917 | July | 27 | 1917 |
| Retrospective Exhibit of French Art lent by the French Government and the Luxembourg Museum | | June | 06 | 1917 | June | 25 | 1917 |
| John White Alexander Memorial Exhibit | | June | 29 | 1917 | August | 26 | 1917 |
| Japanese Prints from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. J.[eptha] H. Wade, Mr. Ralph King, and Mrs. Henry S. Upson | | June | 29 | 1917 | July | 28 | 1917 |
