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Painted Box

1935/1942

Betty Jean Davis

Associated Names

Betty Jean Davis

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a wooden chest with a green top and decorative patterns on the front, featuring two quatrefoil designs. The color palette includes beige, brown, green, blue, and red in the decorative elements. The chest is positioned centrally, slightly angled to the left, against a neutral background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

sheet: 30.2 × 39.5 cm (11 7/8 × 15 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.3588

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: BETTY JEAN DAVIS

Wikidata ID

Q64537534

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