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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Soft the Sun
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Artist/Maker (American, 1932 – 2019)
Date1989
MediumColor liftground and softground etching with aquatint
DimensionsSheet: 69.2 x 56.5 cm (27 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.) Composition: 50.2 x 40 cm (19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Philip W. Abell, Class of 1957
Object number1989.25
Not on view
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Exhibition History 1994
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. “A Discerning Eye: Philip W. Abell (1935-1993) A Memorial Exhibition”, September 23 – November 6, 1994 (brochure).

1992
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Highlights from the Hamilton College Collection" June 5 - September 6, 1992 (cat. no. 168).
Provenance 1989: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Philip W. Abell.
Published References A DISCERNING EYE: PHILIP W. ABELL (1935-1993) A MEMORIAL EXHIBITION (brochure, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, September 23- November 6, 1994).

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh. cat., Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, June 5- September 6, 1992, cat. no.168).

FRIENDS OF ART NEWSLETTER (Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, vol. 1, no. 3, April 1990, "Acquisitions").
Signature LR under comp: "Emily Mason"
Inscribed LL under comp: "9/30"; LRC of sheet: seal "CM"
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