Plaid Homespun Cloth

1937

Frank J. Mace

Associated Names
Frank J. Mace

Artist, American, active c. 1935

In the center of the image, there is a square composed of intersecting lines and bands, forming a grid-like pattern. This pattern features horizontal and vertical lines of varying thickness in deep blue, vibrant red, and muted green. The arrangement of the lines and color blocks may remind viewers of a tightly-knit cloth swatch, creating the illusion of texture in a flat, visual form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.9 x 23 cm (10 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 3 3/4" wide; 4" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.757

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Frank Mace / 37

Wikidata ID

Q64570006

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