Valance

1935/1942

Suzanne Chapman

Associated Names
Suzanne Chapman

Artist, American, 1904 - 1990

The image shows an embroidered textile with two large stylized trees or plants, each with rounded fruits or flowers, on a plain light-colored fabric background. The color palette comprises primarily shades of yellow, blue, green, and pink with some accents of red. The plants are positioned symmetrically, one on the left and one on the right, with a wavy, multicolored ground line in green, blue, and yellow at the bottom. The number "1714" is stitched in green thread in the upper central part of the fabric.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33 x 54.8 cm (13 x 21 9/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11 1/4" high; 20 1/2" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2519

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Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, no. 39.

Bibliography

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003: no. 39.

Wikidata ID

Q64632845

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