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The image displays a large, darkly shaded bonnet with flowing ribbons. It is mainly in grayscale, with shades of black, gray, and white. The bonnet is centered in the upper half of the image, appearing slightly tilted. On the right side, there are outlines of the bonnet's back and side views in a softer pencil sketch style.
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The image displays a large, darkly shaded bonnet with flowing ribbons. It is mainly in grayscale, with shades of black, gray, and white. The bonnet is centered in the upper half of the image, appearing slightly tilted. On the right side, there are outlines of the bonnet's back and side views in a softer pencil sketch style.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bonnet

Roberta Spicer

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.7 x 23 cm (11 5/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2594
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: ROBERTA SPICER

NGA object ID 14803. 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.