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Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.102  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Detail from City Church
Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.102 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Detail from City Church

MakerMade by Clifford Mitchell American, 1925 - 2005
Date1975
MediumPhotography; color prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 9/16 x 3 1/16in. (11.6 x 7.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/8 x 3 7/16in. (12.4 x 8.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell
DescriptionTwo different views of "City Church," an ink drawing with what appears to be a watercolor background. The Gothic church is capped with a small dome and bhe bell tower. It is seen from the outside, with a figure using a cane or walking stick and carrying a bag passing by.
Object number2012.236.102-.103
Inscribed2012.236.103, verso, top right, handwritten in blue ink: "page 90"

Bottom, handwritten in blue ink: "DETAIL FROM CITY / CHURCH, 1975"
NotesSubject Note: The church in the drawing is in Boston. "City Church" appeared in Mitchell's one-man exhibition at Western New England College Art Gallery in 1987 and at theJohn Slade Ely House Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1981.

From the artist's catalog.

Clifford Mitchell was an architect as well as artist, so images of buildings figure frequently in his artwork.
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