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Jervis Langdon at Quarry Farm, Elmira, NY
Artist
Benn, Nathan
(born 1950)
Date1975
Dimensionssheet (a-b, each): 17 1/4 × 24 in. (43.8 × 61 cm)
frame (a): 22 1/4 × 28 1/4 in. (56.5 × 71.8 cm)
frame (a): 22 1/4 × 28 1/4 in. (56.5 × 71.8 cm)
ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL
Credit LineMuseum Purchase with In-Kind Gift by the Artist
Object number2021.9.7a-b
Description2 horizontal, rectangular color prints with photographer's caption “Jervis Langdon, a descendant of Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, on his family's Elmira farm where Twain spent summers for 23 years. Mr. Langdon currently was the president of the Penn-Central Railroad. Langdon Clemens, buried here, was a son of Samuel Clemens and his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens. August 2, 1975.”; Jervis Langdon, standing at right, on Quarry Farm property looking at old stone watering trough, turned into planter; "LANGDON CLEMONS / 1870” etched onto front of planter; stone wall in background.Collections
- Photography
Not on view
