Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.140 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Our Town

MakerMade by Clifford Mitchell (American, 1925 - 2005)

Date1978

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 x 9 1/2in. (17.8 x 24.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell

Object number2012.236.140

DescriptionReproduction of an artwork consisting of ink and collage on paper, featuring the facades of various buildings. In the foreground is a dark rectangle with white text that reads, "Libertao para Ruben y Pepe" and "Revival gospel mission prayer for the sick." Next to these phrases is a white pieces of torn paper with what appears to be a drawing of a building on it, with black text that reads, "July 15-25 CULTURE." The artist's signature and date are in the lower right corner.

Collections

Clifford Mitchell: Architect, Artist, and Teacher

NotesSubject Note: "Our Town" appeared in the New England Drawing Competition at De Cordova Museum in Lincon, Massachusetts in 1979; a traveling exhibition sponsored by the New England Foundation for the Arts in 1980; at Western New England College in 1987; and in "An Exacting Art" at Manhattan East Gallery of Fine Arts in New York in 1991.

From "An Exacting Art" exhibition catalog.

Status

Not on view