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Hand Woven Linen

c. 1937

Daniel Fletcher

Associated Names

Daniel Fletcher

Artist, American, 1900 - unknown

The image displays a square with a grid-like pattern of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines, forming smaller squares and rectangles within. The composition uses a warm palette of orange and beige tones. It resembles a woven textile or a picnic blanket, with a checkerboard-like appearance due to the arrangement of lines and colors.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 30.4 x 22.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 in.)
Original IAD Object: 41" wide; 42" long
Accession Number

1943.8.550

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Dan Fletcher

Wikidata ID

Q64540716

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