Dress

c. 1937

Aurelia Arbo

Associated Names
Aurelia Arbo

Artist, American, 1909 - 1993

This is a drawing of two dresses. The image features two outlined dresses, one larger and more detailed, and the other smaller and more simplified. The main dress is composed of intersecting red lines forming a grid pattern. The dress has long sleeves and a fitted bodice, widening into a full skirt. The smaller dress above it is sketched in a similar style with basic pencil lines, capturing its essential shape without further detailing. The background is plain off-white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41.5 x 34.5 cm (16 5/16 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3030

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: A. Arbo.

Wikidata ID

Q64536386

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