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Quilt Block

1935/1942

Ada Barnes

Associated Names

Ada Barnes

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays alternating triangular shapes in a grid pattern with diagonals cutting through the layout. On the right side, there is a section filled with densely packed parallel and crisscrossing lines resembling woven fabric. The left section of the grid contains triangles with a checkered pattern of green and white. The composition is set against an off-white background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 46 x 35.7 cm (18 1/8 x 14 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.369

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ada Barnes

Wikidata ID

Q64533255

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