Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
Date:
1924
Object Number:
1952.45
Medium:
Patinated plaster on a wooden base
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scarf: map of the United States of America
Object Number:
1953.39
Date:
1953
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 3/4 x 33 1/2 in. ( 85.7 x 85.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: all over: "UNITED STATES/ of AMERICA/ STATUE OF LIBERTY/ MANHATTAN/ THE NATIONAL CAPITOL/ BIRTH OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY/ RAILWAY HUB/ PAUL BUNYON/ ..."
Description:
Silk printed kerchief with a pictoral map of the United States with major landmarks, American folk heros, regional nicknames, and a large bald eagle in lower left; printed in green, brown, orange and chartreuse on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edgar C. Hyman Co., Inc.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
