This is a drawing featuring two shoe outlines. One shoe is depicted in a simple top view silhouette, displaying the sole's shape. The other shoe is illustrated in detail from a slightly angled perspective, showing laces, eyelets, and a defined shape. The composition has a clean and sketched appearance, emphasizing the fundamental forms and structure of the shoe design.
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This is a drawing featuring two shoe outlines. One shoe is depicted in a simple top view silhouette, displaying the sole's shape. The other shoe is illustrated in detail from a slightly angled perspective, showing laces, eyelets, and a defined shape. The composition has a clean and sketched appearance, emphasizing the fundamental forms and structure of the shoe design.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Baby Shoe

Mae A. Clarke

Date
c. 1937
Medium
pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.9 x 22.6 cm (11 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.1987
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American

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