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Slipper

1935/1942

Dorothy Gernon

Associated Names

Dorothy Gernon

Artist, American, c. 1908 - 1987

The image shows a single pointed-toe shoe with a low heel, adorned with a pattern of horizontal and vertical stripes in blue, yellow, and dark outlines, and a light brown heel. In the background, there are two sketched outlines of similar shoe designs.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28.9 x 22.7 cm (11 3/8 x 8 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1949

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64541460

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