The image shows a large blue bonnet with black and teal stripes, decorated with pink, purple, and cream flowers. The bonnet is located in the center, slightly facing left, with black ribbons flowing downwards. In the bottom right corner, there is a simpler sketch of a bonnet without color.
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The image shows a large blue bonnet with black and teal stripes, decorated with pink, purple, and cream flowers. The bonnet is located in the center, slightly facing left, with black ribbons flowing downwards. In the bottom right corner, there is a simpler sketch of a bonnet without color.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bonnet

Doris Beer

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 29 x 22.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.1154
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American

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