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Dress

c. 1938

Hans Mangelsdorf

Associated Names

Hans Mangelsdorf

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts two versions of a dress: a fully colored rendering and a line drawing. The colored dress is red-orange with black lace details and an orange sash, while the line drawing is grayscale.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 44 x 36.5 cm (17 5/16 x 14 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1386

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Hans Mangelsdorf

Wikidata ID

Q64572994

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