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Corn Husk Doll

c. 1941

Wilbur M Rice

Associated Names

Wilbur M Rice

Artist, American, 1909 - 1974

The image depicts a person standing upright. The individual is facing left, with short orange hair under a hood. They wear a striped dress with long sleeves and a sash tied at the waist. The person holds a cricket bat in their right hand. The background is plain and off-white, with the artist's name, Wilbur M. Rice, in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 30.6 x 22.8 cm (12 1/16 x 9 in.)
Original IAD Object: 4 5/8" high; 2" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.15611

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Wilbur M. Rice

Wikidata ID

Q64635339

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