Immodesty of the Sheath Skirt is Repellant to American Women

Maker Orson Lowell (American, 1871 - 1956)

Collections

American Drawings

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Date1908

Mediumblack ink on board

Dimensions21 x 31 1/4 in. (53.3 x 79.4 cm.)

SignedSigned in lower right of recto: Orson Lowell

InscribedSigned in lower right of recto: Orson Lowell

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Virginia Steele Scott Foundation

Status

Not on view

Object number90.61

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