Challis Girl's Dress

c. 1937

Max Fernekes

Associated Names
Max Fernekes

Artist, American, 1905 - 1984

A long dress with a cream background color adorned with small floral motifs in shades of red, green, and blue is shown. The dress has a wide collar and a row of large black buttons down the front. Delicate lace trim in black embellishes the hem, cuffs, and collar. The dress is positioned centrally in the image, with the sleeves extending outward from the sides.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 67.9 x 49.1 cm (26 3/4 x 19 5/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 34" long; 20" wide at hem, 16" wide at shoulders

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2709

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. 54, as Child's Dress.

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. 54.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: MAX FERNEKES

Wikidata ID

Q64614050

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