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Ladies' Slippers

c. 1939

Frank McEntee

Associated Names

Frank McEntee

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image features a pair of tan shoes, one upright and the other tilted on its side. The shoes have dark blue trim along the edges and seams. They are set against a neutral beige background, with the upright shoe slightly to the left and the other shoe to the right, revealing its sole partially.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 24.2 x 35.4 cm (9 1/2 x 13 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1893

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: FRANK McENTEE

Wikidata ID

Q64570282

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