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Wedding Dress

c. 1937

Aurelia Arbo

Associated Names

Aurelia Arbo

Artist, American, 1909 - 1993

The image shows a drawing of a long dress with a full skirt, a ruffled hem, buttons down the front, and long sleeves. The dress is in soft pastel shades of light peach and taupe, with brown shadows and button details. A smaller sketch-like drawing of the back of the dress is positioned to the right. The background is a plain, light off-white color.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 40 x 32.7 cm (15 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1351

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64536369

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