Dress

1935/1942

William Hoffman

Artist, American, born Poland, 1883 - unknown

Melita Hofmann

Artist, American, 1907 - 1976

Melita Hofmann

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.7 × 22.7 cm (11 11/16 × 8 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.1444

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"MELITA HOFMANN" center verso, graphite, artist's hand
"Reserve- This costume is not American and so must be removed from accepted file. DRB 10/7; attribution by Mrs. Frances Little curator" center verso, graphite, unknown hand
"2nd A 11/30/34" [crossed out], verso, lower left margin, red colored pencil, unknown hand
"Reserve 5/27/40" verso, lower middle, red colored pencil, unknown hand
"8/28/39- Storage" [crossed out] verso, lower right margin, blue colored pencil, unknown hand
"NYC Co-139" [crossed out], verso, lower right margin, blue colored pencil, unknown hand

Wikidata ID

Q64637380

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