An American Shrine: Home of Dr. Helen Keller, Easton, Connecticut.
PrintmakerMade by
Philip Kappel
American, 1901 - 1981
Date1946
MediumEtching on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 7/8 x 9 3/8in. (27.6 x 23.8cm)
Platemark (height x width): 10 7/8 x 9 3/8in. (27.6 x 23.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 1/4 x 12 7/8in. (38.7 x 32.7cm)
Platemark (height x width): 10 7/8 x 9 3/8in. (27.6 x 23.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 1/4 x 12 7/8in. (38.7 x 32.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionA two-story frame house is surrounded by a high stone retaining wall. Windows have louvered shutters. There is a lunette in the gable at the left. The front door has a porch with a pediment. A one-story wing at the left has dormer windows and a pergola. Stone steps lead up between two urns, apparently with plants growing in them. Two small trees are in front of the house. Birds are in the sky.
Object number2003.248.1
InscribedOn recto, in pencil: lower left, "Arcan Ridge - Where Helen Keller lived - Easton, Conn."; lower left corner, "89-12" "95.25.65"; lower center, "Plate made for Helen Keller / House burned in 1986 and replaced / Helen Keller died June 1968 at the age of 87" "1946"; lower right, "Home of Dr. Helen Keller - Westport, Conn." "250--".On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesSubject Note: Helen Keller was born is Tuscumbia, Alabama in 1880. She lost both her sight and hearing at the age of 18 months and learned to communicate from her teacher, Annie Sullivan. Following Annie's death in 1936, Keller moved to Easton, CT, where she lived until her death in 1968. (Finlay 1/22/2004)
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