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Men's Bedroom Slippers

1935/1942

Paul Poffinbarger

Associated Names

Paul Poffinbarger

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays two woven shoes with a zig-zag pattern in red, green, and blue. The colors shown are vibrant red, green, and blue for the shoes against a beige background. One shoe is on the left with the sole up, and the other shoe on the right shows its opening and inside lining.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 25.4 x 41.4 cm (10 x 16 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.9578

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: PAUL POFFINBARGER

Wikidata ID

Q64619098

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