Child's Dress

c. 1936

Catherine Fowler

Associated Names
Catherine Fowler

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a red dress with decorative patterns. The dress is depicted on a plain, tan background, which highlights its vibrant red fabric. The dress is adorned with a repeated pattern of small, teardrop-shaped designs in contrasting colors. It features short, puffed sleeves and a fitted bodice, with a skirt that flares out to add volume. The simplicity of the background and the flat perspective give the painting a graphic quality, focusing attention entirely on the dress itself. This is in style of a folk art approach, emphasizing the dress as the central subject in a straightforward manner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.6 x 22.4 cm (11 1/4 x 8 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.1834


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Kae B. Fowler

Wikidata ID

Q64538129

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