Tearing Down the El

Artist/Maker James Penney (American, 1910 - 1982)

Date1939-1940

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsComposition (sight): 38 3/8 × 31 3/8 in. (97.5 × 79.7 cm) Frame: 38 1/4 × 31 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (38 1/4 × 31 1/4 in., 3.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. James Penney in memory of her husband

Object number1984.2

Not on view

Collections

American Art

Additional Details

Exhibition History 2006
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Works by WPA Artists from the Collection of the Emerson Gallery," September 22-December 30, 2006 (cat. no. 12, illus., 12) [installed in conjunction with the exhibition "WPA Artists: Prints from the Amity Art Foundation"];

1992
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Highlights from the Hamilton College Collection," June 5 - September 6, 1992 (cat. no. 110);

1972
New York, NY (Hudson Walker Gallery, New York). "One-man Exhibition," 1939 [probably shown];

Utica, NY (Library Exhibition Lounge, Utica College). "James Penney Mural Designs," April 23 - May 16, 1972 (cat. no. 33);

1983
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "James Penney 1910-1982, A Memorial Exhibition," November 19 - December 23, 1983 (cat. no 11).

Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Rachel Penney;
1982 - 1984: Rachel Penney, by inheritance from her husband, the artist.

Published References WORKS BY WPA ARTISTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE EMERSON GALLERY, exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 2006), illus 12;

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION, exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 1992);

JAMES PENNEY, 1910-1982, A MEMORIAL EXHIBITION, exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 1983), illus. 11, p. 10.

Signature Signed "James Penney" at lower right.