Embroidered Petticoat (Detail)
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 45.3 x 39 cm (17 13/16 x 15 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 34" long; 80" in circumfrence
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.2512
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Mildred E. Bent · 1855–present
Mildred E. Bent remains one of the more elusive figures in early twentieth-century American art, her biographical details largely undocumented in the historical record. She appears to have worked within the traditions of her era, producing a body of work substantial enough to leave a meaningful impression in the collections that have preserved her name, even as the personal circumstances of her tr...