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This is a painting of a bonnet with a woven straw-like hood on the top, dark gray fabric that extends downward, and ribbon-like ties hanging from either side. The bonnet is painted with the opening facing the left. Additionally, there are two other sketches on the right showing the bonnet from different angles. The background is beige paper.
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This is a painting of a bonnet with a woven straw-like hood on the top, dark gray fabric that extends downward, and ribbon-like ties hanging from either side. The bonnet is painted with the opening facing the left. Additionally, there are two other sketches on the right showing the bonnet from different angles. The background is beige paper.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bonnet

Bessie Forman

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.3 x 22.9 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.1150
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Bessie Forman

NGA object ID 13359. 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.