Untitled (Octagons and Bars)

Unidentified (American), Untitled (Octagons and Bars), 1930s - 1940s, wool, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Corrine Riley and museum purchase through the Barbara Coffey Quilt Endowment and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2016.5.25
Unidentified (American), Untitled (Octagons and Bars), 1930s - 1940s, wool, 74 × 73 in. (188.0 × 185.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Corrine Riley and museum purchase through the Barbara Coffey Quilt Endowment and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2016.5.25
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Artwork Details

Title
Untitled (Octagons and Bars)
Artist
Unidentified (American)
Date
1930s - 1940s
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
74 × 73 in. (188.0 × 185.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Corrine Riley and museum purchase through the Barbara Coffey Quilt Endowment and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
wool
Classifications
Object Number
2016.5.25
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2016.5.25

Exhibitions

Media - 1970.353.1-.116 - SAAM-1970.353.1-.116_9 - 127238
Galleries for Folk and Self-Taught Art
October 21, 2016–January 31, 2030
Smithsonian American Art Museum
SAAM’s collection of folk and self-taught art represents the powerful vision of America’s untrained and vernacular artists.

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