The McCook Summer Place, East Lyme, Connecticut
PainterPainted by
Roger Wilson Dennis
1902-1996
Date1954-1957
MediumPainting; oil on canvasboard in gilt wood frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (board height x width): 9 1/2 x 13 1/2in. (24.1 x 34.3cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 12 x 16 x 1 1/8in. (30.5 x 40.6 x 2.9cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 12 x 16 x 1 1/8in. (30.5 x 40.6 x 2.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of William Lamson Warren
DescriptionA large house with a tower is situated on a bluff overlooking the water. The house is surrounded by trees. Several people are on a beach in the foreground.
Object number1994.120.1
InscribedOn paper backing, in pencil, "MCCOOK HOUSE, NIANTIC, CONN. 1954 - FALL - / TORN DOWN 1959. BY ROGER DENNIS, NIANTIC"On back of frame, upper right, in black ink, "1994.120.1"; lower right, in black ink, "1994.120.1"NotesSubject Note: The McCook summer home was located on McCook Point, in East Lyme. The area is now (2013) part of McCook Point Park, an East Lyme town park.
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