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The image shows a pencil sketch of two bonnets, one larger and one smaller, both featuring horizontal lines and flounced edges. The color palette is mainly shades of gray against a beige background, with the bonnets positioned prominently at the center of the canvas.
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The image shows a pencil sketch of two bonnets, one larger and one smaller, both featuring horizontal lines and flounced edges. The color palette is mainly shades of gray against a beige background, with the bonnets positioned prominently at the center of the canvas.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bonnet

Doris Beer

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.9 x 23.1 cm (11 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.1136
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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Subjects and terms

  • American

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