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Celebrating American art and artists
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Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Wedding Slippers

1935/1942

Edna C. Rex

Associated Names

Edna Crenshaw Rex

Artist, American, 1893 - 1972

The image shows a single vintage high-heeled shoe as the largest object in the center. The shoe is a light beige color with blue embroidery on the front section. The background is off-white. The shoe is oriented with the toe to the left and the heel to the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 22.6 x 27.5 cm (8 7/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1961

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / W.P.A. of VA / BY EDNA REX

Wikidata ID

Q64556829

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