Gregarious Umbrellas
PhotographerPhotographed by
E. Irving Blomstrann
MakerMade by
Clifford Mitchell
American, 1925 - 2005
Date1974
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 7/16 x 7 5/16in. (18.9 x 18.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 8 1/2in. (19.1 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 8 1/2in. (19.1 x 21.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell
DescriptionReproduction of an oil painting and collage depicting folded and unfolded umbrellas. The artist's signature and the date are in the bottom right corner.
Object number2012.236.142
MarkingsVerso, bottom left corner, printed in black ink on label: "Mr. Clifford Mitchell, Jr. / 105 West Euclid Street / Hartford, Conn. 06112"Bottom right, stamped in blue ink: "E. IRVING BLOMSTRANN / Photographer / 32 Foxon Place / New Britain, Conn."
InscribedVerso, bottom, handwritten in black ink: ""GREGARIOUS UMBRELLAS""
Under photographer's stamp in bottom right corner, handwritten in black ink: "242-30001"NotesSubject Note: In the Artwork Catalog there is an entry for an artwork with the same title, but the date in the catalog is 1984, not 1974 as it appears on the painting. In any event, the painting listed in the catalog was exhibited at Larry Aldrich Museum in 1976 and at Silvermine Guild Arts Center in 1984, before being destroyed in 1995.
From "Artwork Catalog."
Collections
- Clifford Mitchell: Architect, Artist, and Teacher
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