Object Details
Creator
Vassos, John, 1898-1985
Subject
Silvermine Guild of Artists
Place of publication, production, or execution
Other
Physical Description
1 drawing : graphite ; 64 x 99 cm.
Summary
Birds-eye-view manuscript map of the Silvermine Art Colony, New Canaan, Ct.
Identification (handwritten in cartouche, upper left): Silvermine is in Connecticut. The nearest to New York city of the larger art colonies, it lies within the township boundaries of Norwalk, New Canaan and Wilton...The exact boundaries of Silvermine have never been defined but this map approximates what is generally accepted as Silvermine with some of its studios and houses.
Right edge of the map is discolored and portions of the bottom are torn.
Identification (handwritten in cartouche, upper left): Silvermine is in Connecticut. The nearest to New York city of the larger art colonies, it lies within the township boundaries of Norwalk, New Canaan and Wilton...The exact boundaries of Silvermine have never been defined but this map approximates what is generally accepted as Silvermine with some of its studios and houses.
Right edge of the map is discolored and portions of the bottom are torn.
Citation
John Vassos. Map of Silvermine, Connecticut, 1945. John Vassos Papers, 1915-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Date
1945
Record number
(DSI-AAA)7280
Type
Artworks
Place
New Canaan, Conn.
Norwalk, Conn.
Wilton, Conn.
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John Vassos Papers, 1915-1989
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Topic
Artist colonies
Record ID
AAADCD_item_7280