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Artist/Maker
Emily Mason
American, 1932 – 2019
Publisher
Associated American Artists, New York
Printer
Catherine Mosley
Date1989
MediumColor liftground and softground etching with aquatint
DimensionsSheet: 27 1/4 × 22 1/4 in. (69.2 × 56.5 cm)
Composition: 19 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (50.2 × 40 cm)
Credit LineGift of Philip W. Abell, Class of 1957
Object number1989.25
Not on view
Collections
Published ReferencesEmily Mason and Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation, Inc. "Emily Mason: Unknown to Possibility." New York: Rizzoli, 2025. Illus. p. 158.
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").
Additional Details
Exhibition History
2026
Utica, NY (Munson, Museum of Art). “Constellations: Works on Paper from Three Collections,” February 19 – April 12, 2026 (unnumbered cat., illus. 42) [organized in conjunction with the 2025 Hamilton College course ARTH-252: From Collecting to Curating].
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).
Utica, NY (Munson, Museum of Art). “Constellations: Works on Paper from Three Collections,” February 19 – April 12, 2026 (unnumbered cat., illus. 42) [organized in conjunction with the 2025 Hamilton College course ARTH-252: From Collecting to Curating].
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
Emily Mason and Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation, Inc. "Emily Mason: Unknown to Possibility." New York: Rizzoli, 2025. Illus. p. 158.
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").
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"
Robert Motherwell
Date: 1981
Medium: Liftground etching and aquatint
Object number: 1992.2
Florian Breuer
Date: 1964
Medium: Color etching, aquatint, and open bite on paper
Object number: 1984.80
Florian Breuer
Date: 1964
Medium: Color etching, aquatint, and open bite on paper
Object number: 1984.81
Terry Haass
Date: 1964
Medium: Color etching and aquatint with openbite on paper
Object number: 1984.141
Otto Eglau
Date: 1960
Medium: Color etching and aquatint on paper
Object number: 1984.108