Hot Summer City
PhotographerPhotographed by
E. Irving Blomstrann
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
PainterPainted by
Clifford Mitchell
American, 1925 - 2005
Dateafter 1960
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper; color print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 3/8 x 6 1/8in. (23.8 x 15.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 8 1/8in. (25.4 x 20.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 8 1/8in. (25.4 x 20.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell
DescriptionReproductions of an oil painting depicting a brick building. People are visible in the windows. The first image shows a close-up view of the painting itself (and the artist's signature and date are visible in the lower left corner), while the second shows the entire canvas in a frame, mounted on an easel.
Object number2012.236.23-.24
Markings2012.236.23:Verso, top right corner, on label: "CLIFFORD MITCHELL / 188 Bonner Street / Hartford 6, Conn."
Center, stamped in blue ink: "THE SILVERMINE GUILD OF ARTISTS, INC. / NEW CANAAN, CONN."Inscribed2012.236.23:
Verso, top right, written in blue ink: ""HOT SUMMER CITY" / (OIL)"
Center, written in pencil: "Please return [illegible]:"
NotesSubject Note: Clifford Mitchell was an architect as well as artist, so images of buildings figure frequently in his artwork.
Collections
- Clifford Mitchell: Architect, Artist, and Teacher
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