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Child's Shoe

1935/1942

Jean Peszel

Associated Names

Jean Peszel

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a single blue leather boot with white buttons along one side. The boot is placed in the center of the frame, upright and slightly angled to the left. The color scheme is predominantly blue and white, with hints of brown and beige. The background is a neutral beige or cream color.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.5 x 27.6 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1991

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Jean Peszel.

Wikidata ID

Q64581063

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