Ralston Crawford

Bikini

1946

Large irregular yellow shape overlays black linear outlines and small yellow accent on white background.
Large irregular yellow shape overlays black linear outlines and small yellow accent on white background.

Ralston Crawford, Bikini, 1946. Opaque watercolor and pen and ink on paper, sheet: 12 1/2 × 16 7/16 in. (31.8 × 41.8 cm) Image: 10 1/2 × 16 in. (26.7 × 40.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Charles Simon 77.38. © Ralston Crawford Estate / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Recto

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Date
1946

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor and pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 16 7/16 in. (31.8 × 41.8 cm) Image: 10 1/2 × 16 in. (26.7 × 40.6 cm)

Accession number
77.38

Credit line
Gift of Charles Simon

Rights and reproductions
© Ralston Crawford Estate / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
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