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Needlepoint Slippers

c. 1940

LeRoy Griffith

Associated Names

LeRoy Griffith

Artist, American, 1915 - 1958

There are two shoes in the image. The left shoe has a pixelated floral pattern on its upper part. The right shoe is shown to display its sole. The color palette includes black with multicolored floral designs in red, white, green, and blue.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 24.4 x 47.5 cm (9 5/8 x 18 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1899

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Le Roy Griffith

Wikidata ID

Q64592981

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