Abandonment
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
MakerMade by
Clifford Mitchell
American, 1925 - 2005
Date1971
MediumPhotography; color print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 7/16 x 4 7/8in. (8.7 x 12.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 4 7/8in. (8.7 x 12.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 4 7/8in. (8.7 x 12.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell
DescriptionReproduction of a collage composed of phtoographs of abandoned brick buildings. The word "Abandonment" appears many times across the piece. On the left side, there are also at least two greenish-yellow screenprints that seem to depict an abstract tree.
Object number2012.236.106
MarkingsRecto, bottom right corner, debossed in gold foil: "Technicolor"Verso, Kodak backprint: "A KODAK PAPER"NotesSubject note: "Abandonment" appeared in Mitchell's exhibition at the Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center in 1971. It was destroyed, date unknown.
From the artist's catalog.
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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