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Artist/Maker
Sénèque Obin
(Haitian, 1893 - 1977)
Dateearly 1960s
MediumOil on masonite
DimensionsFrame: 25 1/8 × 31 × 1 5/8 in. (63.8 × 78.7 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Richard F. Plotka, Class of 1956
Object number1981.15
Not on view
DescriptionMasonic funeral scene, people gathered in a large open hall around a coffin
Additional Details
Exhibition History
1992
Clinton NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Highlights from the Hamilton College Collection," June 5 - September 6, 1992 (cat. no. 54);
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Gallery II). July 9 - September 8, 1985 (no cat.).
Clinton NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Highlights from the Hamilton College Collection," June 5 - September 6, 1992 (cat. no. 54);
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Gallery II). July 9 - September 8, 1985 (no cat.).
Provenance
1981: Hamilton College (Root Art Center), by gift of Richard F. Plotka.
Published References
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh. cat., Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, June 5 - September 6, 1992, cat. no.54).
Signature
Recto LR "Seneque Obin Cap Hatian"
Inscribed
title of piece Recto LL
Sénèque Obin
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Medium: Oil on masonite
Object number: 1981.13
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Date: mid 1950s
Medium: Oil on masonite
Object number: 1981.14
Télémaque Obin
Date: likely no earlier than mid-1960s
Medium: Oil on masonite
Object number: 1981.16
Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse
Date: likely 1950s or 1960s
Medium: Oil on masonite (or gesso board)
Object number: 1981.11
James Penney
Date: 1962-63
Medium: Oil on masonite
Object number: 2002.29.3
James Penney
Date: 1962-63
Medium: Oil on masonite
Object number: 2002.29.1
James Penney
Date: 1962-63
Medium: Oil on masonite
Object number: 2002.29.2
William H. Beard
Date: 1878
Medium: Oil on canvas, mounted on masonite
Object number: 1971.1