Animations:

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

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

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Open 10:00–5:00

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

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

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Embroidered Picture

c. 1936

John Oster

Associated Names

John Oster

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a woman in white near a detailed gravestone or monument. The background features hills, trees, and a serene color palette of brown, green, blue, and white. The brushstrokes give a precise, linear quality to the details.

Download

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

sheet: 22 × 30.4 cm (8 11/16 × 11 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.3317

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: John Oster.

Wikidata ID

Q64583821

You may be interested in