Doll - "Emily"

c. 1938

Rex F. Bush

Associated Names
Rex F. Bush

Artist, American, c. 1915 - 2002

The image depicts a person standing upright. The person has a round face with a small mouth and rosy cheeks, and their hair is styled smoothly with a middle part. They are wearing a long-sleeved dress with a checkered pattern in subdued colors, highlighted with blue bands around the sleeves and hem. The dress has a fitted bodice and a full skirt. Bare feet are visible under the dress. The background is plain and neutral, and there is a signature in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.8 x 38.1 cm (20 x 15 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 23" high; 5 1/4" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15361

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 643, no. 2367.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Rex Bush

Wikidata ID

Q64620386

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