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Untitled, “For Puffin”

1999
20th century
185 x 204 mm (7.3 x 8 in.)

Phyllis McGibbon, American, b. born 1961

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Color lithograph printed from five stones on Somerset Satin paper

Series: from portfolio 11 x 11 x 11 for Puffin

Edition: Number 3 from edition of 25 printed by the artist for the portfolio “11 x 11 x 11 for Puffin” of 11 works, each 11 by 11 inches. 25 portfolios were produced. Ten were made available for purchase, with the proceeds to fund DAC acquisitions in honor of Curator Emerita Ellen G. D’Oench, known to her friends as “Puffin.” The portfolio was produced by Professor of Art David Schorr with partial funding support from Wesleyan University President Douglas Bennet and Dean of the Arts and Humanities Michael Roberts. It includes display type hand set at Wesleyan and text composed in monotype by Michael Bixler (Skaneateles, New York). The letterpress printing was done at Wesleyan by David Schorr.

Marks: Signed and dated in pencil, lower left: “Phyllis McGibbon 1999”; numbered, lower right: “2/25”

Marks: Watermark: No watermark

Credit Line: Gift of the artist in honor of Ellen G. D’Oench (BA Wesleyan 1973, Trustee 1977–1979, DAC Curator 1979–1998), 1999

Accession Number: 1999.25.7

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balances*

balances - Scales with a horizontal bar pivoting about a central fulcrum, creating equal-length arms; suspended from the ends of the arms are pans or baskets, in one of which is placed the item being weighed and in the other, a premeasured weight.

Location Latitude: American, Longitude: D'Oench

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image Dimensions: 185 x 204 mm (7.3 x 8 in.)

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Phyllis McGibbon, American, b. born 1961 . Untitled, “For Puffin”, 1999. From 11 x 11 x 11 for Puffin. Color lithograph printed from five stones on Somerset Satin paper. image : 185 x 204 mm (7.3 x 8 in.). Sheet : 280 x 280 mm (11 x 11 in.). DAC accession number 1999.25.7. Gift of the artist in honor of Ellen G. D’Oench (BA Wesleyan 1973, Trustee 1977–1979, DAC Curator 1979–1998), 1999.

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Untitled, “For Puffin”