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Hat

c. 1936

Catherine Fowler

Associated Names

Catherine Fowler

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The top of the image shows a large, detailed drawing of an arrangement featuring three ornate hats embellished with folds, jewels, and floral patterns in purple, pink, and gold tones. Below are two smaller pencil sketches of similar hat arrangements. The background is plain cream.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 29.4 x 23.1 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.3114

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Mae Fowler

Wikidata ID

Q64538136

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