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Evening Slipper

c. 1937

William Kieckhofel

Associated Names

William Kieckhofel

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a shoe with a dark blue color and intricate red and white embroidery. The shoe is positioned diagonally in the frame with the toe pointing slightly downward to the left.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 33.4 x 25.3 cm (13 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1883

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Wm. KIECKHOFFEL

Wikidata ID

Q64637687

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