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Artist/Maker
Thurloe Conolly
(Irish, 1918 - 2016)
Date1949
MediumOil on Masonite
DimensionsComposition: 17 5/8 × 29 1/2 in. (44.8 × 74.9 cm)
Frame: 23 3/8 × 35 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (59.4 × 90.5 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of John B. Root, Class of 1944
Object number1989.8
Not on view
Collections
Additional Details
Exhibition History
2012
Clinton, NY (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College). "Affinity Atlas," October 6, 2012 - April 7, 2013 (brochure);
2007-2008
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "The Best Kind of Life: Edward W. Root as Teacher, Collector, and Naturalist," September 27, 2007 - January 6, 2008 (unnumbered cat.).
Clinton, NY (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College). "Affinity Atlas," October 6, 2012 - April 7, 2013 (brochure);
2007-2008
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "The Best Kind of Life: Edward W. Root as Teacher, Collector, and Naturalist," September 27, 2007 - January 6, 2008 (unnumbered cat.).
Provenance
1989: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of John B. Root;
? - 1989: John B. Root, acquired by inheritance.
? - 1989: John B. Root, acquired by inheritance.
Published References
Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Friends of Art Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 3, April 1990, "Acquisitions"
THE BEST KIND OF LIFE: EDWARD W. ROOT AS TEACHER, COLLECTOR, AND NATURALIST (exh. cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 2007), 52.
THE BEST KIND OF LIFE: EDWARD W. ROOT AS TEACHER, COLLECTOR, AND NATURALIST (exh. cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 2007), 52.
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Medium: Oil on masonite (or gesso board)
Object number: 1981.11
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Medium: Oil on masonite
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