House on a Bluff, Olympia Fields, Illinois

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Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by J…
House on a Bluff, Olympia Fields, Illinois
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by John Bentham. For educational purposes only.
Artist/Maker (American, 1928 – 1972)
Architect (American, 1926 – 2014)
Date1964
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 3/4 × 8 1/16 in. (17.1 × 20.5 cm) Sheet: 8 1/16 × 10 in. (20.5 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of William E. Williams, Class of 1973, in honor of Professor Rand Carter
Object number2019.5.4
Not on view

Additional Details

Provenance 2018: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of William E. Williams.
Markings Stamps: "PROPERTY OF / NEWSPAPER DIVISION / APR 1965 / FIELD ENTERPRISES, INC." on verso at right center in green ink; "RSC 48229" on verso at left center in purple ink.

Labels: white adhesive label with "HOUSE ON A BLUFF / Brenner Danforth Rockwell" typewritten on verso at lower center; white adhesive label with "House on a Bluff, 20841 Oak Lane dr., Olympia Fields. / Architect was Brenner-Danforth-Rockwell; owner, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. / Davis Rockwell [Rockwell circled with purple pencil]; builder, R. H. Roberts Construction Co., Flossmoor."
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed "Photo by / Richard Nickel" on verso at center in pencil.
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