Autumn New England
MakerMade by
Clifford Mitchell
(American, 1925 - 2005)
Date1967
MediumDrawing; black ink and watercolor on paper in window mat and plexiglass and metal frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 23 1/2 x 34 1/8in. (59.7 x 86.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 30 1/8 x 40 3/4in. (76.5 x 103.5cm)
Frame (height x width): 30 3/4 x 41 1/4in. (78.1 x 104.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell
Object number2012.236.282
DescriptionCollage consisting of multiple drawings of the facades of buildings (residences, churches, a restaurant); a bridge; and several skylines. Interspersed between the drawings and in some cases overlaid on top of them are small pieces of paper with watercolor in shades of orange, yellow and green. The artist’s signature is at the bottom.
NotesSubject Note: "Autumn New England" was exhibited at Mitchell's one-man show at the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, Connecticut, in 1968; at the Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1968; another one-man exhibition at American International College in 1969; at the Connecticut Watercolor Society in 1974; the Huntsville Museum of Art in Huntsville, Alabama, in 1979; the Silvermine Guild Arts Center in Silvermine, Connecticut, in 1983; the Charter Oak Temple Gallery in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1987; and "An Exacting Art," a one-man show at Manhattan East Gallery of Fine Arts in New York, New York, in 1991. It won First Prize at the Connecticut Watercolor Society exhibition in 1974.From "An Exacting Art" exhibition catalog.
Status
On view
