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Hooded Cradle

c. 1936

Ludmilla Calderon

Associated Names

Ludmilla Calderon

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden cradle with a curved canopy and bow-shaped rockers. The color palette consists of shades of brown resembling wood grain. Two rectangular diagrams with measurements are placed in the upper left and upper right corners of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 23.1 x 27.9 cm (9 1/8 x 11 in.)
Original IAD Object: 9"deep x 2'9"long
Accession Number

1943.8.4912

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64594263

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