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Gift of Sylvian Ofiara, 2010.405.1  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Arthur R. Newell, Photographer
Gift of Sylvian Ofiara, 2010.405.1 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Arthur R. Newell, Photographer

Dateabout 1965
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 1/4 x 7 5/8in. (23.5 x 19.4cm)
Plate (height x width): 10 x 8 1/16in. (25.4 x 20.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Sylvian Ofiara
DescriptionAn elderly man is seated on upholstered sofa holding a large camera in his lap. He is wearing a shirt, sweater vest, and striped trousers. He wears wire-rimmed glasses and holds a cigar in his left hand. A crocheted afghan is on the back of the couch. Patterned wallpaper is on the wall in the background.
Object number2010.405.1
MarkingsOn verso, on paper label, typed in black ink, "Arthur R. Newell, photog. / 80yr.+ Rockville Conn. / Photo by Sylvian E. Ofiara / 1060s [sic]"InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
On View
Not on view
Married.
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Museum purchase, 1990.79.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
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Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.105, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.29.0  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Raymond Augustus Lawson
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