Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.137 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Receding Flood

MakerMade by Clifford Mitchell (American, 1925 - 2005)

Date1957-1959

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (11.4 x 24.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 5 x 10in. (12.7 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell

Object number2012.236.137

DescriptionReproduction of an abstract oil painting with the artist's signature and date in the lower left corner.

Collections

Clifford Mitchell: Architect, Artist, and Teacher

NotesSubject Note: "Receding Flood" was part of the following exhibitions: "An Exacting Art," Manhattan East Gallery of Fine Arts, New York, 1991; the New Haven Festival of Arts, New Haven, Connecticut, 1959; and the Silvermine Guild Arts Center, Silvermine, Connecticut, 1984. It won the award for Best in Show for Oil Painting at the New Haven Festival of Arts.

From the exhibition catalog for "An Exacting Art."

Date Note: The date on the painting appears to be 1957, while the date given for the painting in the exhibition catalog for "An Exacting Art" is 1959.

Status

Not on view