Shaker Shirred Rug

1935/1942

Charles Goodwin

Associated Names
Charles Goodwin

Artist, American, c. 1917 - 1971

The image depicts a square textile piece with a border of braided lines in alternating shades of blue, red, and brown. Inside the border, there is an abstract arrangement of shapes and lines forming intersecting forms such as arcs, rectangles, and a central X-like shape. The patterns and earth tones resemble farmland fields or a quilt, with sections defined by soft, curved lines adding texture. The abstract shapes and colors might evoke desert landscapes with red, tan, and muted blues.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.2 x 36.9 cm (13 7/8 x 14 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 26" high; 41 1/4" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13695

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2016

  • Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture, Frazier History Museum, Louisville, 2016 - 2017.

Bibliography

2015

  • Doss, Erika, Jerrold Hirsch, and Jean M. Burks. Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture. Exh. cat. Frazier History Museum, Louisville, 2016: 131-132, no. 25, fig. 103.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Charles Goodwin

Wikidata ID

Q64538629

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