Our Town
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
MakerMade by
Clifford Mitchell
American, 1925 - 2005
Date1978
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 x 9 1/2in. (17.8 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell
DescriptionReproduction of an artwork consisting of ink and collage on paper, featuring the facades of various buildings. In the foreground is a dark rectangle with white text that reads, "Libertao para Ruben y Pepe" and "Revival gospel mission prayer for the sick." Next to these phrases is a white pieces of torn paper with what appears to be a drawing of a building on it, with black text that reads, "July 15-25 CULTURE." The artist's signature and date are in the lower right corner.
Object number2012.236.140
MarkingsVerso, top right corner, typed or stamped in black ink: "CLIFFORD MITCHELL"InscribedVerso, top right, handwritten in black ink: "PAGE 24"Bottom left, handwritten in black ink: ""OUR TOWN," 1978"
Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "CLIFFORD MITCHELL,/ HARTFORD CT, 06105 / 31 WOODLAND ST., APT 1-E"NotesSubject Note: "Our Town" appeared in the New England Drawing Competition at De Cordova Museum in Lincon, Massachusetts in 1979; a traveling exhibition sponsored by the New England Foundation for the Arts in 1980; at Western New England College in 1987; and in "An Exacting Art" at Manhattan East Gallery of Fine Arts in New York in 1991.
From "An Exacting Art" exhibition catalog.
Collections
- Clifford Mitchell: Architect, Artist, and Teacher
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