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Artist/Maker
Edwin W. Dickinson
(American, 1891 - 1978)
DateAugust 25-27, 1964
MediumPencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 11 in. × 13 5/8 in. (27.9 × 34.6 cm)
Frame: 19 1/8 × 25 1/8 in. (48.6 × 63.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Daniel W. Dietrich II, Class of 1964
Object number2016.1.6
Not on view
Collections
Additional Details
Alternate Titles
Blasting on Hymettos
Exhibition History
1993
New York, NY (Babcock Galleries). "Edwin Dickinson, Drawings," March 5-27, 1993 (cat. not numbered, illus. n.p.);
1982
New York, NY (National Academy of Design Galleries). "Edwin Dickinson: Draftsman/Painter," April 7 - May 9, 1982 (cat. not numbered, illus. p. 74), travelled to: Springfield, MA (Museum of Fine Arts) July 3 - August 15, 1982; West Palm Beach, FL (Norton Gallery of Art) September 10 - October 17, 1982;
1976
Provincetown, MA (Provincetown Art Association and Museum), "Edwin Dickinson Retrospective," August 14 - September 7, 1976 (cat. not numbered, not illustrated);
1972
Wellfleet, MA (Wellfleet Art Gallery), "Paintings and Drawings by Edwin Dickinson," July 10-17, 1972 (no known cat.);
1968
Cedar Falls, IA (Art Department Galleries). "Unidrawings '68 Invitational," November 4-22, 1968 (no known cat.);
1968
New York, NY (Graham Gallery) "Edwin Dickinson: A Selection of Drawings Including Paintings Not Previously Exhibited," May 25 - June 28, 1968 (no known cat.).
New York, NY (Babcock Galleries). "Edwin Dickinson, Drawings," March 5-27, 1993 (cat. not numbered, illus. n.p.);
1982
New York, NY (National Academy of Design Galleries). "Edwin Dickinson: Draftsman/Painter," April 7 - May 9, 1982 (cat. not numbered, illus. p. 74), travelled to: Springfield, MA (Museum of Fine Arts) July 3 - August 15, 1982; West Palm Beach, FL (Norton Gallery of Art) September 10 - October 17, 1982;
1976
Provincetown, MA (Provincetown Art Association and Museum), "Edwin Dickinson Retrospective," August 14 - September 7, 1976 (cat. not numbered, not illustrated);
1972
Wellfleet, MA (Wellfleet Art Gallery), "Paintings and Drawings by Edwin Dickinson," July 10-17, 1972 (no known cat.);
1968
Cedar Falls, IA (Art Department Galleries). "Unidrawings '68 Invitational," November 4-22, 1968 (no known cat.);
1968
New York, NY (Graham Gallery) "Edwin Dickinson: A Selection of Drawings Including Paintings Not Previously Exhibited," May 25 - June 28, 1968 (no known cat.).
Provenance
2016: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College) by bequest of Daniel W. Dietrich II;
after 1982 - 2016: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Dietrich II;
? - after 1982: Frances Dickinson [artist's wife].
after 1982 - 2016: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Dietrich II;
? - after 1982: Frances Dickinson [artist's wife].
Markings
Marks: none noted.
Signature
Signed "E W Dickinson" in composition at upper center in pencil.
Inscribed
"1964" in composition at lower center in pencil; "AXAIOY 1 / 114 / Blasting on / Hymettos" in composition at lower right in pencil; "The [available?], used stretch of value / was about 2/3 that of the nature, the 1/3 lost / being beyond white paper; so be it." on verso along upper edge in pencil.
Edwin W. Dickinson
Date: 1920
Medium: Pencil and charcoal on paper
Object number: 2016.1.9
Edwin W. Dickinson
Date: 1925
Medium: Pencil and charcoal on paper
Object number: 2016.1.14
Edwin W. Dickinson
Date: December 11, 1927
Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2016.1.13
Edwin W. Dickinson
Date: July 13, 1944
Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2016.1.16