Materials from Quilt

c. 1937

Dorothy Posten

Associated Names
Dorothy Posten

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of six fabric patterns, arranged in a grid with two rows and three columns. The top left pattern consists of scattered diagonal lines intersected with perpendicular short lines. The top middle pattern features a dark brown background with a repeated motif of flowers in red and green hues. The top right pattern has a white background with stylized floral elements in yellow and black. The bottom left pattern consists of bold red and pink abstract floral shapes on a brown background. The bottom middle pattern includes evenly spaced blue and black dots with geometric blue lines. The bottom right pattern features wavy brown lines on a pinkish-red background with small white and black accents.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.3 x 28 cm (8 3/4 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.979


Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64555945

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