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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Eliza B. Jumel Estate

c. 1936

Virginia Richards

Associated Names

Virginia Richards

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a top-down view of a landscape plan, with a garden design. The scene includes green expanses with trees along pathways, quadrant-like garden plots with colorful flower beds, and a small structure in the upper right corner. The color palette is predominantly green and beige, with pops of red, pink, and yellow from the flowers. The image is detailed and precise.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 53.4 x 39.7 cm (21 x 15 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.10558

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: V.T. Richards

Wikidata ID

Q64633896

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