Afternoon Nap
1948
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View on museum website →Medium
lithograph in black
Dimensions
image: 9.5 × 13.4 cm (3 3/4 × 5 1/4 in.) sheet: 15.2 × 19.9 cm (6 × 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.3089
Art Historical Context
**Afternoon Nap**, a delicate 1948 lithograph by artist Doris Lee, captures the quiet intimacy of repose in a compact image measuring just 9.5 × 13.4 cm. Created as a black-ink print on a slightly larger sheet, this work exemplifies lithography's precision—a planographic technique where images are drawn on stone or metal plates, inked, and transferred to paper. This method allowed Lee to produce editions of fine reproductions, making her art accessible beyond original paintings. Doris Lee (1905–1983), a key figure in American Scene painting and Regionalism, often celebrated everyday life with...