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The image depicts three individuals dressed in traditional attire. On the left, a person stands with a hand on the hip, wearing a black top, long patterned skirt, and a white headscarf. In the center, another individual has a hand on their hip, wearing a red shirt, blue skirt, and a blue headscarf. They hold a staff and a bag. The third person on the right stands with a stick, wearing a gray shirt, black pants, a red vest, a black hat, and a decorative item at the neck. They carry a blue striped fabric. The background is plain.
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The image depicts three individuals dressed in traditional attire. On the left, a person stands with a hand on the hip, wearing a black top, long patterned skirt, and a white headscarf. In the center, another individual has a hand on their hip, wearing a red shirt, blue skirt, and a blue headscarf. They hold a staff and a bag. The third person on the right stands with a stick, wearing a gray shirt, black pants, a red vest, a black hat, and a decorative item at the neck. They carry a blue striped fabric. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

American Dolls

Jane Iverson

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35 x 44.5 cm (13 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.15576
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • North Carolina
  • American

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