Spade, from the series "Five Spades"

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Spade, from the series "Five Spades"
Spade, from the series "Five Spades"
Artist/Maker (American, 1922 - 1993)
Date1982
MediumDrypoint
DimensionsComposition: 10 3/8 in. × 9 in. (26.4 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 23 1/4 × 18 3/8 in. (59.1 × 46.7 cm) Plate: 10 3/8 in. × 9 in. (26.4 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Philip W. Abell, Class of 1957, and Paul L. Abell, Class of 1957, in memory of their parents
Object number1989.11
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);

1993
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Robert Rauschenberg and His Contemporaries: Works from the Collections of Martina Hamilton and Hamilton College," September 17 - October 31, 1993;

1992
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Highlights from the Hamilton College Collection," June 5 - September 6, 1992 (cat. no 141).
Provenance 1989: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Philip W. and Paul L. Abell.
Markings Watermark at lower right [sideways]: J WHATMAN; watermark at upper right [sideways]: ENGLAND; blind stamp at lower right: Crown Print Press / Lilah Toland / [stylized leaf logo to right of text]
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.141).

Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Friends of Art Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 3, April 1990, "Acquisitions"
Signature Initialed and dated in pencil at lower right: RD82
Inscribed Inscribed in pencil on verso at lower right: 37; editioned in pencil at lower left: 44/50
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Jacques Callot
Date: 1600-1700
Medium: Etching on paper
Object number: 1983.47
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Richard Artschwager
Date: 1993
Medium: Hard-ground etching with drypoint
Object number: 2000.2.6
Osip, Horses, and the Five-Year Plan
Niels Yde Andersen
Date: 1943
Medium: Drypoint on paper
Object number: 2003.17.2
Photography by David Revette.
Richard Artschwager
Date: 1976 (published 1977)
Medium: Rubber stamp
Object number: 2003.12.5.2
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Richard Margolis
Date: May 20, 1986
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 1991.133
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Richard Margolis
Date: December 27, 1985
Medium: Gelatin silver print on paper
Object number: 1991.134
Seashore
Richard Florsheim
Date: 1953
Medium: Lithograph on paper
Object number: 1984.123
Liber Veritatis, no. 155
Richard Earlom
Date: published September 2, 1776
Medium: Mezzotint
Object number: 1928.7
Fishing Weirs
Richard Florsheim
Date: 1954
Medium: Lithograph on paper
Object number: 1984.122
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Richard Earlom
Date: published June 1, 1807
Medium: Etching and mezzotint on paper
Object number: 1992.48