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Artist/Maker
Dorothy Shakespear
(British, 1886 – 1973)
Datedate unknown
MediumPencil on paper
DimensionsComposition/Sheet: 10 3/8 × 8 5/8 in. (26.4 × 21.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Omar S. Pound, Class of 1951
Object number2001.4.409.6
On view
Collections
Additional Details
Alternate Titles
[Zoo Animals], 1910's or 1920's.
Exhibition History
2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Provenance
1973 or earlier: Private collection of Omar S. Pound, by gift or inheritance
2001: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery) by gift of Omar S. Pound
2001: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery) by gift of Omar S. Pound
Markings
Watermark along right edge [cut off by edge]: EXTRA STRONG EX[...]
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2001.4.409.4
Dorothy Shakespear
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Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2001.4.410.14
Dorothy Shakespear
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Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2001.4.394.17
Dorothy Shakespear
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Medium: Pencil on tracing paper
Object number: 2001.4.420.1
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2001.4.394.13
Dorothy Shakespear
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Medium: Pencil on newsprint
Object number: 2001.4.404.4
Dorothy Shakespear
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Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2001.4.260.2
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2001.4.410.9