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Handmade Flowers on Black

1935/1942

Frank J. Mace

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Frank J. Mace

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This painting depicts a piece of embroidered cloth. The designs on the cloth display blooming flowers in white, pink, and red, along with green leaves. There is also a butterfly near the top left and the outline of a bird near the top right. A butterfly is also present. The background is a dark navy fabric. The painting is surrounded by a border of off-white paper.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 58.3 x 50.9 cm (22 15/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.221

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Frank J. Mace

Wikidata ID

Q64569998

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