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Artist/Maker
Peppino Mangravite
American, born Italy, 1896 – 1978
Date1940
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsComposition: 9 × 7 in. (22.9 × 17.8 cm)
Stretcher: 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (24.1 × 19.1 cm)
Frame: 15 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (39.4 × 34.3 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edward W. Root, W1905, P1944, H1952; Transferred From the Student Loan Collection
Object number1983.13
Not on view
Collections
Published ReferencesTHE BEST KIND OF LIFE: EDWARD W. ROOT AS TEACHER, COLLECTOR, AND NATURALIST (exh. cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 2007), 53, illus. 47.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 1992 cat. no. 26).
Additional Details
Exhibition History
2007-2008
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "The Best Kind of Life: Edward W. Root as Teacher, Collector, and Naturalist," September 27, 2007 - January 6, 2008 (unnumbered cat., illus., 47).
2005
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Hamilton Collects, A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat.).
1992
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Highlights from the Hamilton College Collection," June 5-September 6, 1992 (cat. no. 26).
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "The Best Kind of Life: Edward W. Root as Teacher, Collector, and Naturalist," September 27, 2007 - January 6, 2008 (unnumbered cat., illus., 47).
2005
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Hamilton Collects, A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat.).
1992
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Highlights from the Hamilton College Collection," June 5-September 6, 1992 (cat. no. 26).
Provenance
May 1983: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Student Loan Collection;
1960 - 1983: Hamilton College (Student Loan Collection), by gift of Grace Root;
1940 - 1960: Grace Root, by gift of the artist.
1960 - 1983: Hamilton College (Student Loan Collection), by gift of Grace Root;
1940 - 1960: Grace Root, by gift of the artist.
Published References
THE BEST KIND OF LIFE: EDWARD W. ROOT AS TEACHER, COLLECTOR, AND NATURALIST (exh. cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 2007), 53, illus. 47.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 1992 cat. no. 26).
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 1992 cat. no. 26).
Signature
Recto, lower right corner: "P.M."
Date: late 19th-mid 20th century
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object number: U 6.9.2005
William C. Palmer
Date: c. 1948
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object number: 1991.163