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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Textile Sample

c. 1938

Paul Kelly

Associated Names

Paul Kelly

Artist, American, active 1930s

The image shows a rectangle made up of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines forming a checkered pattern in red, green, and blue colors. The pattern resembles plaid fabric, uncluttered against a plain background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 23.8 x 32.1 cm (9 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.708

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: PAUL KELLEY

Wikidata ID

Q64619046

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