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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Printed Cotton

c. 1941

Catherine Fowler

Associated Names

Catherine Fowler

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts a quilt-like pattern with different designs and textures in rich, warm tones like orange, brown, and red. A cat's face is central in the patchwork surrounded by geometric shapes and paisley patterns in a rectangular layout.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28.8 x 36.8 cm (11 5/16 x 14 1/2 in.)
Original IAD Object: 10 1/4" wide; 7 1/4" long
Accession Number

1943.8.951

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Catherine Fowler

Wikidata ID

Q64538116

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