Money Bag

1935/1942

Flora G. Guerra

Associated Names
Flora G. Guerra

Artist, American, born Mexico, 1900 - 1989

This is a painting of a geometrically patterned textile swatch. The textile features a repetitive pattern of small, diamond-like shapes in shades of red and beige, meticulously woven to create a cohesive design across the fabric. The top of the textile is adorned with an intricate border, composed of textured, looped fibers in a soft beige tone. Small, tufted accents in blue-grey are positioned at various points along the textile, adding pops of color and highlighting the edges and intersections of the pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.9 x 25.5 cm (13 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2205


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, no. 50.

Bibliography

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003: no. 50.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Flora G. Guerra

Wikidata ID

Q64561609

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