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Artist/Maker
Dorothy Shakespear
(British, 1886 – 1973)
Datedate unknown
MediumPencil on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 2 3/8 × 4 3/4 in. (6 × 12.1 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (20.6 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Omar S. Pound, Class of 1951
Object number2001.4.404.4
On view
Collections
Additional Details
Alternate Titles
[Elephants], 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 at center: EXTRA STRONG
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2001.4.410.14
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2001.4.394.13
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2001.4.394.17
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2001.4.409.4
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2001.4.409.6
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on tracing paper
Object number: 2001.4.420.1
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: 1936
Medium: Ink on paper
Object number: 2001.4.434.5
William C. Palmer
Date: c. 1936
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Object number: WCP.549.105a-b
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on tracing paper
Object number: 2001.4.449.2