Ex Libris: Henry Thomas Clinton
Datenot dated
Artist
Charles Allan Winter
(American painter, 1869–1942)
MediumGouache and ink over graphite on paper
Dimensionssheet: 17 7/16 × 11 in. (44.3 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2007
Object number2007-30
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn this bookplate for writer Harry Thomas Clinton, Charles Allan Winter depicts voulmes of Shakespeare and Dante and the Bible within a frame reminiscent of antique sculpture. A medieval castle stands in the distance. An elaborate escutcheon features Clinton's initials. Both his name and the artist's appear to be carved into stone. Taken together, the book plate's design and details announce that Clinton valued history and favored literary classics.
Charles Allan Gilbert
1899
