Elisabeth Telling

Portrait of Laurenus Clark Seelye

Elisabeth Telling's original etching, Portrait of Laurenus Clark Seelye is printed upon fine laid paper and with large full margins as created by her between 1910 and 1920. This etching is signed and numbered by the artist in pencil along the lower right margin. It is also signed in pen to the lower left by Laurenus Clark Seelye. Portrait of Laurenus Clark Seelye is a fine, original example of the etched art created by the American artist, Elisabeth Telling and a valuable work pertaining to the history of Smith College. Laurenus Clark Seelye was appointed the first predident of the newly founded Smith College in 1873 and remained president for the following 37 years. He was named President emeritus of Smith College in 1910.

Portrait of Laurenus Clark Seelye

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Title:	Portrait of Laurenus Clark Seelye
Artist:	Telling, Elisabeth (Milwaukee, 1882 - Chicago, 1979)
Date:	c. 1910 - 1920
Medium:	Original Etching
Note:	Elisabeth Telling: A twentieth century American etcher, painter and ethnographer, Elisabeth Telling graduated from Smith College in 1900. She then completed her education in the arts with studies under George Senseney and Hamilton E. Field, and with Heymann in Munich, Germany. She was a full member of both the Chicago Society of Etchers and the California Print Makers. Today her fine etchings are included in such major collections as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California State Library and the Art Institute of Chicago.
	The diaries and papers of Elisabeth Telling are today housed in the archives of Smith College.
	A Biographical Note: Laurenus Clark Seelye (1837-1924) is an important figure in the history of American education. He completed his education in Heidelberg (1862) and then became a minister. After serving two years as the pastor of the Old North Church in Springfield, Massachusetts, Laurenus Seelye began teaching English Literature at Amherst College. He remained in that post for ten years, until the trustees of the newly founded Smith College appointed him to be the first president (1873). Laurenus Clark Seelye remained president for the following 37 years and during his presidency of this important women's college this institution grew from 14 to 1600 students. L. Clark Seelye was named President emeritus of Smith College in 1910.
Edition:	Limited Edition of one hundred impressions, numbered 13/100. Signed by both the Artist and Sitter.
Size:	7 X 5 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon fine laid paper and with large full margins as created by Elisabeth Telling around the above date. Signed and numbered, '13/100', by her in pencil along the lower right margin. Also signed in pen to the lower left by Laurenus Clark Seelye. In excellent condition throughout without a trace of fading or staining. Portrait of Laurenus Clark Seelye represents a prime, original example of the art of Elisabeth Telling and a valuable work pertaining to the history of Smith College.
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