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The image shows a large brown bonnet with a puffed structure and a ruffled edge around the face opening. The bonnet has two long brown ribbons attached for tying under the chin. The color palette is earthy, dominated by various shades of brown, giving the bonnet an appearance of being made from a textured fabric. The bonnet is centered and positioned slightly turned, so one side of the bonnet is more visible. The ribbons hang downward and to the left side of the bonnet, maintaining a relaxed shape.
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The image shows a large brown bonnet with a puffed structure and a ruffled edge around the face opening. The bonnet has two long brown ribbons attached for tying under the chin. The color palette is earthy, dominated by various shades of brown, giving the bonnet an appearance of being made from a textured fabric. The bonnet is centered and positioned slightly turned, so one side of the bonnet is more visible. The ribbons hang downward and to the left side of the bonnet, maintaining a relaxed shape.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bonnet

Sara Garfinkel

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 37.3 x 29.3 cm (14 11/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.1112
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower left in graphite: Sara Garfinkel

NGA object ID 13321. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.