Historical Printed Cotton

c. 1939

Suzanne Roy

Associated Names
Suzanne Roy

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image features two oval-shaped portraits of men. The man on the left wears 18th-century attire, including a high-collared jacket and cravat, with short, curly white hair. The number "1789" is printed above this portrait. The man on the right wears 19th-century clothing, with a suit and tie, and has a full white beard and short white hair. Above this portrait is the number "1889." Both portraits are surrounded by decorative laurel wreaths. The background includes a pattern with American flags and a motif of an eagle with outstretched wings holding arrows and an olive branch beneath the portraits. Additional smaller stars adorn the border. The backdrop is a plain, neutral surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.3 x 41.6 cm (13 1/8 x 16 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.924


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 792, no. 2808.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Suzanne Roy

Wikidata ID

Q64632860

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