Suit (Costume)

c. 1937

Mary E. Humes

Associated Names
Mary E. Humes

Artist, American, 1911 - 2001

This is a drawing of a dress design. The image displays a detailed illustration of a long, elegant dress with ornamental embroidery on the front and cuffs. The dress has a fitted bodice, high neck, and long sleeves with intricate curved line patterns. Different sections of contrasting colors are visible on the shoulders and elbows. There is a smaller sketch on the right showing the dress from a back perspective, functioning as a technical drawing or pattern plan. The backdrop is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.9 x 28.2 cm (14 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.1571


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Federal At Project. / W.P.A. of Virginia / By Mary E. Humes

Wikidata ID

Q64607745

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