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1935/1942

Ethel Dougan

Associated Names
Ethel Dougan

Artist, American, 1898 - 1976

A woven textile with a brown band displaying geometric zigzag patterns in orange, blue, and red is featured on a neutral beige background. The color palette includes earthy tones, with accents of vibrant orange, blue, and red in the zigzag shapes against the dark brown strip. Against a light cream background, the textile is centered, with the lower edge slightly folded. The textile runs horizontally with the pattern in the middle section. The artist's signature, Ethel Dooyan, is seen in small text on the lower right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 58" long; 80" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.14746

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2023

  • Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2023, plate 46, repro.

Bibliography

2023

  • Rudnick, Allison.Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s. Exh. cat. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2023: 109, plate 46.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Ethel Dougan

Wikidata ID

Q64560005

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