Name/Title
East Facade of Stan Hywet HallEntry/Object ID
SHH 1.121Description
View of Main (east) facade of Stan Hywet Hall, view from southeast angle. At left side, brick corner of building at Music Room location showing buttresses. Center focus is Solarium with clustered chimney pots at roofline. At right side distance, gable of entrance porch and main tower visible. Three elm trees in greens, yellows and oranges, prominent in foreground in front of Solarium, extending beyond top dimension of canvas. Blue green bushes at left along Music Room and green ivy growth up brick corner. At right middleground, four small trees with yellow green leaves, lining edge of drive. Grass area in front of Solarium in orange and yellow. Building in rose and peach color with blue and violet shadows. Roof aqua blue, and Solarium diamond patterned windows in strong violet shade. Partial cloudy sky.Type of Painting
EaselCollection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONCataloged By
DDAcquisition
Accession
SHH-OriginalSource or Donor
Seiberling HeirsAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Seiberling, Gertrude PenfieldRole
ArtistDate made
1934Place
City
AkronState/Province
OhioCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
lower left front
lower left hand corner of canvasTranscription
G.F.P SeiberlingNotes
Maker´s Mark: Signed in crimson oil
Signed Name: G F Seiberling 1934Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
GFS 1.22Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Frame Size: 34.5" x 30.5"
Image Size: 24" x 20"Condition
Overall Condition
FairOverall Condition
FairNotes
Extra canvas sticking out of back is fraying; chips and cracks in the paint.Maintenance
Maintenance History
Notes
1 - October 12, 1987: paint chip loss in clouds above center clustered chimney pots - this area consolidated by Joan Gorman (ICA) with PVA-AYAA in TOLUENE, 10% (for consolidation of flaking in top quadrant). Keys replaced where needed, acid free backing board secured with screws; reverse of painting vacuumed.
2 - February 9, 1991, ICA lab: Areas of paint loss and cleavage consolidated. Surface cleaned, areas of loss filled and inpainted. Painting keyed out and secured. Backing board and edge stripping applied.
3 - New frame added in 2008General Notes
Note
This is one of 25 paintings used in the 2008 exhibit "A Period of Perspective - The Art of Gertrude Penfield Seiberling" in the Music Room at Stan Hywet. The majority of these paintings were not framed, and some weren't on stretchers. Thus, new frames were added for the exhibit by Akron Center for Art & Framing, 1915 W. Market St, Akron, OH.Create Date
June 24, 1997Update Date
June 8, 2026
