Tortoise
PhotographerPhotographed by
E. Irving Blomstrann
PhotographerPhotographed by
Clifford Mitchell
American, 1925 - 2005
Date1962
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 9 3/8in. (11.7 x 23.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/16 x 10in. (20.5 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/16 x 10in. (20.5 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell
DescriptionReproduction of an oil painting of three tortoises or turtles, the larger two seen from above, with their heads and legs protruding from their shells, and the smallest one seen from what appears to be the back.
Object number2012.236.84
MarkingsOn a sticky note affixed to the plastic envelope housing the print, written in green: "Sold by / Silvermine / Gull [scratched out] Guild / Art Center"InscribedVerso, top, written in black ink: "CLIFFORD MITCHELL / 188 BONNER STREET / HARTFORD 6, CONN. [underlined] / TITLE: "TORTOISE" "TURTLES" ["turtles" is written in pencil and circled] / SIZE: 18" X 36" / MED: OIL PAINTING ["painting" in blue ink] / PRICE: $150.00"Bottom right, written in pencil: "18" x 36""
Collections
- Clifford Mitchell: Architect, Artist, and Teacher
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