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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
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America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Circus

c. 1929

Katharine Schlater

Associated Names

Katharine Schlater

Artist, American, 1893 - 1982

The image features bold shapes and dynamic lines creating a visually striking composition. An abstract figure dominates the center, surrounded by various elements such as a ladder, a circular shape, parallel lines, silhouettes of a horse, and a trumpet-like shape. In the bottom-left corner, a rectangle contains a cartoonish face with the text "MIKE × IKE."

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

block: 269 x 205 mm
sheet: 305 x 255 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.4274

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Signed: "Katharine Schlater" in pencil, lower right corner

Wikidata ID

Q76457749

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