Soft the Sun

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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

American Art

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).

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").

Signature LR under comp: "Emily Mason"

Inscribed LL under comp: "9/30"; LRC of sheet: seal "CM"