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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Coverlet (Section)

c. 1937

Cornelius Christoffels

Associated Names

Cornelius Christoffels

Artist, American, born Netherlands, 1879 - 1960

The image displays a pattern made of rectangular and square shapes in a grid formation. The pattern consists of red and blue hues, resembling a woven textile or a checkerboard design. The arrangement evokes a patchwork quilt or a city map seen from above.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 24 x 35.7 cm (9 7/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 90" long; 72" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.600

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64540430

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