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Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.71  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cathedrals
Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.71 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Cathedrals

PainterPainted by Clifford Mitchell American, 1925 - 2005
Date1967
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper; color print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/4 x 8in. (19.7 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 15/16 x 9 15/16in. (20.2 x 25.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell
DescriptionReproductions of an abstract oil painting consisting of building facades, silhouettes of rooflines, and abstract forms and shapes.
Object number2012.236.71-.72
Markings2012.236.71:
Verso, bottom left corner, typed on label: "Mr. Clifford Mitchell, Jr. / 105 West Euclid Street / Hartford, Conn. 06112"

2012.236.72:
Verso, bottom, typed on label: "Mr. Clifford Mitchell, Jr." [the rest of the label is obscured by a sticker]
Bottom, written on sticker: "CATHEDRALS, 1967"
Inscribed2012.236.71:
Verso, upper right corner, in blue ink: "PAGE 89"
Bottom left, black ink: "ARTIST:"
Bottom, black ink: ""CATHEDRALS," (OIL 36" x 36") / 1967"

2012.236.72:
Verso, upper right corner, blue ink: "PAGE 90"
NotesSubject Note: Clifford Mitchell was an architect as well as artist, so images of buildings figure frequently in his artwork.
Subject Terms
    Collections
    • Clifford Mitchell: Architect, Artist, and Teacher
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.48   © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    E. Irving Blomstrann
    before 1963
    Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.73  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    E. Irving Blomstrann
    1967
    Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.19   © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1965
    Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.45  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    E. Irving Blomstrann
    after 1962
    Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.123  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    1969
    Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.17   © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    after 1968
    Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.28   © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1965
    Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.129  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    E. Irving Blomstrann
    1958
    Gift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell, 2012.236.25   © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    E. Irving Blomstrann
    after 1959