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Cradle

c. 1953

Anna Aloisi

Associated Names

Anna Aloisi

Artist, American, born c. 1890, died early 1950s

The image displays a wooden cradle with a doll inside it, covered by a checked blanket. The cradle is brown with wood grain, and the blanket is yellow with blue stripes. The doll has a painted face and visible hair, placed to the right side of the cradle within the frame.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 23 x 29.2 cm (9 1/16 x 11 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.7857

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Anna Aloisi

Wikidata ID

Q64535979

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