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Self Portrait
194518 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
E. E. Cummings
American (Cambridge, MA, 1894 - 1962, North Conway, NH)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Gift of Friends of the Gallery
Accession Number:
1979.7
Location: Not currently on view
e. e. cummings painted many self portraits throughout his life. This one was probably included in the first of his two Memorial Art Gallery exhibitions, which opened on June 8, 1945. A notation on the back of the painting -June 5, 1945 - suggests that it was a last-minute addition to the exhibition!
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Artist's signature, verso: E E Cummings/self portrait/june 5, 1945
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- e.e. cummings Memorial Art Gallery 6/8/1945 - 00/00/00
- Selected Work from the Art Collection of Dr. James Sibley Watson, Jr. Memorial Art Gallery 8/19/1985 - 9/21/1985
- e.e.cummings in the Memorial Art Gallery Collections- The Voice of your Eyes Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester 3/9/2005 - 5/22/2005
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Title: Cummings Attractions: Rochester Celebrates the 100th Birthday of a Famed Poet . Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, NY: Rochester Print Co. Issue Date: October 13, 1994. Page Number: 1-C, 6-C
- Susan Dodge Peters. Selected Work From the Art Collection of Dr. James Sibley Watson, Jr.. Rochester, NY: Bevier Gallery, RIT, 1985.
- Article Author: Kidder, Rushworth. Article Title: Twin Obsessions: The Poetry and Painting of E. E. Cummings. Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Georgia Review. Volume Number: 32 Issue Date: Summer 1978. Page Number: 343, Figure Number: 6
- E.E. Cummings. E. E. Cummings: Selected Works. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Co., 2020.
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