US-CtW-DAC/lido-ORID0000546
Davison Art Center 1939.5.136
http://www.cidoc-crm.org/crm-concepts/#E22
Man-Made Object
print
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300133025
works of art
Image
Venetian Mirror
Italian Series
Signed in pencil, lower right: “John Taylor Arms—1935”; inscribed in pencil, lower left: “Trial proof”; inscribed in pencil, lower center: Title and “Trial proof from The Collection of the artist”
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Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
1939.5.136
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
41.55442,-72.65729
7014047
Middletown
41.55442,-72.65729
Second of two states
Trial proof; 26
plate dimensions: 162 x 358 mm (6.4 x 14.1 in.). Sheet dimensions: 238 x 447 mm (9.4 x 17.6 in.).
creation
Created by John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953)
500022283
John Taylor Arms
Arms, John Taylor
American
1887
1953
male
Created by
1935
1935
1935
Etching printed in brown ink on wove paper. Watermark: MADE IN ENGLAND LINE (N)
provenance
John Taylor Arms (stamped)
acquisition
Gift of the artist (hon. MA Wesleyan 1939), 1939
architecture
Gothic (Medieval)
mirrors
Fletcher 289 trial proof ii/ii; Karen F. Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress (1970) 507; Arms 237.
ORID0000546
item
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
CC0
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/Obj2031
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/results.html?layout=dac-lido&format=xml&maximumrecords=1&recordType=objects_1&query=_ID=2031
2022-04-14
US-CtW-DAC/lido-ORID0000571
Davison Art Center 1953.D1.83
http://www.cidoc-crm.org/crm-concepts/#E22
Man-Made Object
print
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300133025
works of art
Image
God’s Mirror (Vermont)
Christmas Card Series (also in Miniature Series)
Signed in pencil beneath plate, lower right: “John Taylor Arms 1944”; Christmas card in folder, imprinted: “…Dorothy and John Taylor Arms / 1944”
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Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
1953.D1.83
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
41.55442,-72.65729
7014047
Middletown
41.55442,-72.65729
Third of three states
Edition of 100; Fletcher: 553(?). Number 22 from the Christmas Card Series, number 3 from the Miniature Series.
plate dimensions: 33 x 60 mm (1.3 x 2.4 in.). Sheet dimensions: 96 x 130 mm (3.8 x 5.1 in.).
creation
Created by John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953)
500022283
John Taylor Arms
Arms, John Taylor
American
1887
1953
male
Created by
1944
1944
1944
Etching on paper, probably handmade. Watermark: No watermark
provenance
acquisition
Bequest of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1953
landscapes (representations)
mirrors
New England
Northeastern United States
reflections
Vermont
water
Fletcher 384 iii/iii; Arms 395 (New York Public Library); B.L. Bassham 45 (Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1975).
ORID0000571
item
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
CC0
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/Obj2056
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/results.html?layout=dac-lido&format=xml&maximumrecords=1&recordType=objects_1&query=_ID=2056
2022-03-23
US-CtW-DAC/lido-ORID0002052
Davison Art Center 1982.38.6
http://www.cidoc-crm.org/crm-concepts/#E22
Man-Made Object
print
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300133025
works of art
Image
Look at Yourself in This Mirror (Mirate en Este Espejo)
Homage to Quevedo
Signed in pencil, lower right: “Cuevas”; inscribed with a caption which may be translated as “Cuevas’s Self Portrait: Look at Yourself in This Mirror.”
500302850
0000 0001 2291 0150
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Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
1982.38.6
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
41.55442,-72.65729
7014047
Middletown
41.55442,-72.65729
67/95; printed by Collector’s Press, San Francisco, 1969. Dedicated to Carlos Fuentes.
sheet dimensions: 565 x 765 mm (22.2 x 30.1 in.).
creation
Created by José Luis Cuevas (Mexican, born 1934 - )
500021586
José Luis Cuevas
Cuevas, José Luis
Mexican
born 1934
male
Created by
1969
1969
1969
Lithograph printed in black, silvered acetate, rose-red, and light grey inks on mounted on white Arches paper
provenance
acquisition
Gift of Walter E. Donaghy (BA Wesleyan 1963), 1982
literature (writings)
mirrors
Cat. no. 166.
ORID0002052
item
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
CC0
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/Obj3951
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/results.html?layout=dac-lido&format=xml&maximumrecords=1&recordType=objects_1&query=_ID=3951
2022-07-13
US-CtW-DAC/lido-ORID0013988
Davison Art Center 2000.7.58
http://www.cidoc-crm.org/crm-concepts/#E22
Man-Made Object
photograph
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300133025
works of art
Image
Pig in the Mirror, Black Spot, Me
Signed in pencil over “WESLEYAN UNIV. PROOF” stamp in black ink on verso, lower right: “Jim Dine”; inscribed in pencil verso, lower right: “‘Pig in the Mirror, Black Spots, Me’ 1997 JD094 P58”
500302850
0000 0001 2291 0150
137205320
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
2000.7.58
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
41.55442,-72.65729
7014047
Middletown
41.55442,-72.65729
Wesleyan proof after PaceWildensteinMacGill edition of 3
plate dimensions: 703 x 676 mm (27.7 x 26.6 in.). Sheet dimensions: 792 x 754 mm (31.2 x 29.7 in.).
creation
Created by Jim Dine (American, born 1935 - )
500028463
Jim Dine
Dine, Jim
American
born 1935
male
Created by
1997
1997
1997
Photogravure printed from copper plate (etched directly from the original gelatin silver negative)
provenance
Shipped directly from the printer to the DAC at the artist’s request
acquisition
Gift of the artist in honor of John R. Jakobson (BA Wesleyan 1952, LLD 1989, Trustee 1971–1985), 2000
animals
artist portraits
mirrors
pigs
portraits
self-portraits
Pace inventory no. P58; Pace MacGill no. JD 094.
ORID0013988
item
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
CC0
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/Obj4636
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/results.html?layout=dac-lido&format=xml&maximumrecords=1&recordType=objects_1&query=_ID=4636
2022-07-13
US-CtW-DAC/lido-ORID0014195
Davison Art Center 2000.14.18
http://www.cidoc-crm.org/crm-concepts/#E22
Man-Made Object
photograph
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300133025
works of art
Image
Self in the Mirror
Signed in pencil over “WESLEYAN UNIV. PROOF” stamp in black ink on verso, lower right: “Jim Dine 2000”
500302850
0000 0001 2291 0150
137205320
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
2000.14.18
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
41.55442,-72.65729
7014047
Middletown
41.55442,-72.65729
Wesleyan proof after PaceWildensteinMacGill edition of 3
plate dimensions: 725 x 690 mm (28.5 x 27.2 in.). Sheet dimensions: 815 x 770 mm (32.1 x 30.3 in.).
creation
Created by Jim Dine (American, born 1935 - )
500028463
Jim Dine
Dine, Jim
American
born 1935
male
Created by
2000
2000
2000
Photogravure printed from copper plate (etched directly from the original gelatin silver negative) on wove paper
provenance
Shipped directly from the printer to the DAC at the artist’s request
acquisition
Gift of the artist in honor of John R. Jakobson (BA Wesleyan 1952, LLD 1989, Trustee 1971–1985), 2000
artist portraits
mirrors
portraits
self-portraits
Pace inventory no. P210; Pace MacGill no. JD253.
ORID0014195
item
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
CC0
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/Obj4782
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/results.html?layout=dac-lido&format=xml&maximumrecords=1&recordType=objects_1&query=_ID=4782
2022-07-20
US-CtW-DAC/lido-ORID0003896
Davison Art Center 1973.35.1
http://www.cidoc-crm.org/crm-concepts/#E22
Man-Made Object
print
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300133025
works of art
Image
Woman at a Mirror (Frau am Spiegel)
Signed in pencil, lower right: “E Heckel 08”; inscribed in pencil, lower left: “Stehender Akt I/4 Druck”
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0000 0001 2291 0150
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Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
1973.35.1
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
41.55442,-72.65729
7014047
Middletown
41.55442,-72.65729
Third of four states
image dimensions: 418 x 229 mm (16.5 x 9 in.).
creation
Created by Erich Heckel (German, 1883-1970)
500032971
Erich Heckel
Heckel, Erich
German
1883
1970
male
Created by
1908
1908
1908
Woodcut
provenance
acquisition
Friends of the Davison Art Center funds donated by Woodbridge A. D’Oench, 1973
mirrors
nudes
Vanitas
Dube 153 iii/iv.
ORID0003896
item
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
CC0
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/Obj6919
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/results.html?layout=dac-lido&format=xml&maximumrecords=1&recordType=objects_1&query=_ID=6919
2022-03-23
US-CtW-DAC/lido-ORID0011887
Davison Art Center 1991.30.35
http://www.cidoc-crm.org/crm-concepts/#E22
Man-Made Object
photograph
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300133025
works of art
Image
Untitled
Signed in ink on mount, lower right: “Helen Levitt”; signed in pencil on verso, lower right: “Helen Levitt”; inscribed in pencil on verso, lower left: “N.Y. circa 1942”
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Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
1991.30.35
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
41.55442,-72.65729
7014047
Middletown
41.55442,-72.65729
Printed 1977 by the artist for Russell G. D’Oench, Jr.
sheet dimensions: 352 x 273 mm (13.9 x 10.7 in.).
creation
Created by Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009)
500059803
Helen Levitt
Levitt, Helen
American
1913
2009
female
Created by
ca. 1941 (printed 1977)
1940
1977
Gelatin silver print
provenance
Purchased by the donor from Witkin Gallery, 1977
acquisition
Gift of Russell G. D’Oench, Jr., 1991
children (people by age group)
mirrors
New York City
Northeastern United States
Sandra S. Phillips and Maria Morris Hambourg, Helen Levitt (San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1991), pp. 24–25, fig. 14, fig. 48, plate 30 (compare different cropping by artist at different times); Helen Levitt: Crosstown, with introduction by Francine Prose (New York: Powerhouse Books, 2001), p. 63; published in magazine PM’s Weekly (March 2, 1941).
ORID0011887
item
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
CC0
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/Obj8511
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/results.html?layout=dac-lido&format=xml&maximumrecords=1&recordType=objects_1&query=_ID=8511
2022-04-13
US-CtW-DAC/lido-ORID0005204
Davison Art Center 1974.29.1
http://www.cidoc-crm.org/crm-concepts/#E22
Man-Made Object
print
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300133025
works of art
Image
Mirror #8
Mirror
500302850
0000 0001 2291 0150
137205320
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
1974.29.1
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
41.55442,-72.65729
7014047
Middletown
41.55442,-72.65729
30/50; printed by Ron Olds and George Page, supervised by Kenneth Tyler; published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
sheet dimensions: 1325 x 1016 mm (52.2 x 40 in.).
creation
Created by Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997)
500013596
Roy Lichtenstein
Lichtenstein, Roy
American
1923
1997
male
Created by
1972
1972
1972
Lithograph and screenprint on French Arjomari wove paper. Watermark: No watermark
provenance
acquisition
Friends of the Davison Art Center funds donated by Miriam G. Field, 1974
mirrors
nonrepresentational art
Corlett 113; Print Collector’s Newsletter 3 (November–December 1972), 108.
ORID0005204
item
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
CC0
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/Obj8551
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/results.html?layout=dac-lido&format=xml&maximumrecords=1&recordType=objects_1&query=_ID=8551
2022-04-20
US-CtW-DAC/lido-ORID0012654
Davison Art Center 1984.35.7
http://www.cidoc-crm.org/crm-concepts/#E22
Man-Made Object
photograph
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300133025
works of art
Image
Man in a Mirror
Harlem Document
Signed in ink, lower right: “Aaron Siskind”; identified and dated in pencil on verso
500302850
0000 0001 2291 0150
137205320
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
1984.35.7
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
41.55442,-72.65729
7014047
Middletown
41.55442,-72.65729
50; printed 1980 by Michaela Murphy from original neg''s, supervised by A. S.
sheet dimensions: 356 x 279 mm (14 x 11 in.).
creation
Created by Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991)
500024299
Aaron Siskind
Siskind, Aaron
American
1903
1991
male
Created by
1940 (printed 1980)
1940
1980
Gelatin silver print
provenance
acquisition
Gift of Ann and Seth B. Rosner (BA Wesleyan 1952), 1984
African American culture
male portraits
mirrors
New York City
Northeastern United States
portraits
Harlem Document, edited by Charles Traub (Providence, RI: Matrix Publications, 1982).
ORID0012654
item
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
CC0
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/Obj12876
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/results.html?layout=dac-lido&format=xml&maximumrecords=1&recordType=objects_1&query=_ID=12876
2022-04-13