Hat Sale
<p>Mabel Dwight, <em>Hat Sale</em>, 1928. Lithograph, sheet (Irregular): 16 1/8 × 11 1/2 in. (41 × 29.2 cm) Image: 12 1/8 × 10 1/8 in. (30.8 × 25.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 31.721. Mabel Dwight’s works are in the public domain in the United States.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1928
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet (Irregular): 16 1/8 × 11 1/2 in. (41 × 29.2 cm) Image: 12 1/8 × 10 1/8 in. (30.8 × 25.7 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Mabel Dwight
Artist
Printmaking
Mabel Dwight was an American printmaker and painter known for satirical lithographs and etchings that captured urban life and social types in early twentieth-century America. Working primarily in lithography, she developed a sharp observational style that combined precise draftsmanship with mordant humor, often targeting the pretensions and absurdities of American society. Her prints were exhibited widely during her lifetime and remain important documents of American social commentary between the wars.
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Record
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- Mabel Dwight
- Year
- 1928
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet (Irregular): 16 1/8 × 11 1/2 in. (41 × 29.2 cm) Image: 12 1/8 × 10 1/8 in. (30.8 × 25.7 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1928-165811
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified