Puppet: "Judy"

c. 1937

Dorothy Brennan

Associated Names
Dorothy Brennan

Artist, American, 1890 - 1977

This is a painting of a marionette doll and an additional face mask. The painting depicts a doll dressed in a traditional floral-patterned dress with a lace-trimmed apron and a matching headpiece. The doll's face is painted with vibrant colors, featuring rosy cheeks, exaggerated red smiling lips, and dark eyebrows. Beside the doll, there is an additional face mask. The use of detailed patterns on the fabric and the textured appearance of the lace contribute to the lifelike quality of the painting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.9 x 38.6 cm (20 1/16 x 15 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16859

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1952

  • Christensen, Erwin O., Early American Woodcarving, New York: 1952, pl. XI.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 633, no. 2293.

Wikidata ID

Q64541306

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