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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Drawing - 66 Tallmadge Lane
Object Number
2019-70-1
Description
Ink on paper drawing showing the home of Orwin and Olga Griffin at 66 Tallmadge Lane, Litchfield, Connecticut. Rectangular drawing executed in black ink with small areas of detailing in white paint or ink. Foreground contains a front lawn done in vertical hash marks and driveway. At the end of the lawn is a two-story home with gambrel roof, large shed dormer, and veranda running the width of the house. Ells are visible at left and corner of center structure. Small bushes and trees along the front of house, with larger trees at the far left and right of the drawing. A female figure stands at the far left of the veranda. Signed in grass at right, "LINDH." Framed under glass in black wood frame with double matting (grey with black accent).
Provenance
The drawing remained in the Griffin home when it was purchased by the donor, and through her time living in the house.
Comment
The drawing depicts Olga Griffin, a former Judge of Probate for Litchfield, who lived in the home beginning in the 1930s. The painting has been attributed to Arthur William (Bill) Lindh (1916-2010), a resident in town known for his drawings and for teaching art classes.
Category
Date Made
c.1970
Dimensions
Overall height 18.25", width 22.25"; sight width 15.5", height 11.5"
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