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1935

Mary Berner

Associated Names
Mary Berner

Artist, American, born Germany, 1901 - 2003

This is a drawing of decorative textile designs with bird and deer motifs. The image includes two sketches of stylized designs commonly found on textiles. The sketches depict birds with outstretched wings and deer-like animals below them. Each design is surrounded by a border with traditional band decorations. One sketch is labeled "Río Grande Pueblos" and features two birds above a geometric band with symbolic motifs below. The other sketch is labeled "Mary Berner" and has similar elements but with a zigzag border. The drawings use soft colors, likely pastels or colored pencils, in a natural, earth-tone palette.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and colored pencil on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30 x 22.4 cm (11 13/16 x 8 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.12091


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

across top in graphite: RIO GRANDE PUEBLOS; lower left in graphite: MARY BERNER / Oct. 7th 1935

Wikidata ID

Q64607553

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