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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Doll - "Martha"

c. 1937

Rex F. Bush

Associated Names

Rex F. Bush

Artist, American, c. 1915 - 2002

The image shows an illustration of a person standing upright. The person has distinct facial features with black hair styled straight. They are wearing a white outfit consisting of a dress with puffed sleeves and loose-fitting trousers. The person is not holding any objects or wearing jewelry. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 38.4 x 27.7 cm (15 1/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" high
Accession Number

1943.8.15459

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1995

Barrett, Tracy. Growing Up in Colonial America. Brookfield: 1995, 46.

Inscriptions

lower right in balack ink: Rex Bush

Wikidata ID

Q64620392

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