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Dress

1935/1942

Melita Hofmann

Associated Names

Melita Hofmann

Artist, American, 1907 - 1976

The image shows a drawing of a woman standing in a three-quarters pose. She has her hands at her waist and is wearing a long dress with a high waist, short puffed sleeves, and decorative trim around the neck. There is a smaller sketch of the dress from a rear view to the right of the woman. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 30.4 x 21.7 cm (11 15/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1445

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper center verso in graphite: 1926-22-453 / Cotton / AMERICAN - 1820 to 1830 / Cooper Union Museum / Melitia Hoffman

Wikidata ID

Q64614305

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