Judith Anderson

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Judith Anderson
Judith Anderson
Artist/Maker (American, born Italy, 1900 - 1988)
Date1940
MediumEtching on paper
DimensionsComposition: 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (21.6 × 16.5 cm) Sheet: 11 7/8 × 10 in. (30.2 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of William G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971
Object number1996.15.3
Not on view
DescriptionEtching depicting actor Judith Anderson (Australian, 1897-1992) as Mary in "Family Portrait: A Play in Three Acts" (1939) by Lenore Coffee (American, 1898-1984) and William J. Cowen (American, c. 1926-1964). The etching appears to be based on a photograph of Anderson in costume taken by Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880–1964) during the play's run at the Morosco Theatre on Broadway from March 8 – June, 1939.
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Alternate Titles Judith Anderson as Mary in "Family Portrait"
Exhibition History 1992
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Highlights of the Hamilton College Collection", June 5 - September 6, 1992 (cat. no. 4).
Provenance 1996: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by bequest of William G. Roehrick
Published References HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh. cat., Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, June 5 – September 6, 1992, cat. no.4).
Signature Signed in pencil at lower center/right: Luigi Lucioni
Inscribed Inscribed in pencil at lower left/center: To Helen + Reginald Allen - [illegible] Liceres -
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