Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.1134 © The Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foun ...

Eleanor Perenyi, Stonington, Connecticut

PhotographerPhotographed by Rosalie Thorne McKenna (American, 1918 - 2003)

Date1974

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper dry mounted to mat board

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 7/8 x 3 1/16in. (12.4 x 7.8cm) Sheet (height x width): 4 7/8 x 3 1/16in. (12.4 x 7.8cm) Mount (height x width): 4 7/8 x 3 1/16in. (12.4 x 7.8cm)

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Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.1134

DescriptionPortrait of a woman wearing a fur coat. She is standing against a lattice trellis, holding her hands up below her face. She is wearing a large ring on her left hand.

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NotesSubject Note: Eleanor Perenyi (1918 - 2009) was a writer best known for "Green Thoughts," her collection of essays on gardening inspired by years of tending her Stonington, Connecticut, garden. She also wrote the books "More Was Lost," "The Bright Sword," and "Liszt: The Artist as Romantic Hero," which was a finalst for the National Book Award in 1974. In 1982, she received an award in literature from the American Academy & Institute of Arts and Letters.

From "Eleanor Perenyi, Writer and Gardener, Dies at 91," The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/books/07perenyi.html

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