Receding Flood
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
MakerMade by
Clifford Mitchell
American, 1925 - 2005
Date1957-1959
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (11.4 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 10in. (12.7 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 10in. (12.7 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell
DescriptionReproduction of an abstract oil painting with the artist's signature and date in the lower left corner.
Object number2012.236.137
MarkingsVerso, top right, printed in black ink on label: "CLIFFORD MITCHELL / 188 Bonner Street / Hartford 6, Conn."InscribedVerso, top right, handwritten in blue ink: ""Receding / Flood""NotesSubject Note: "Receding Flood" was part of the following exhibitions: "An Exacting Art," Manhattan East Gallery of Fine Arts, New York, 1991; the New Haven Festival of Arts, New Haven, Connecticut, 1959; and the Silvermine Guild Arts Center, Silvermine, Connecticut, 1984. It won the award for Best in Show for Oil Painting at the New Haven Festival of Arts.From the exhibition catalog for "An Exacting Art."
Date Note: The date on the painting appears to be 1957, while the date given for the painting in the exhibition catalog for "An Exacting Art" is 1959.
Subject Terms
Collections
- Clifford Mitchell: Architect, Artist, and Teacher
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