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Mary in Blue Shoes
Julia Thecla (1896 - 1973)

opaque watercolor on gessoed cardboard, 1939
18 x 22 inches

This image is a portrait of the artist's pet rabbit and of a friend who was a ballerina. Thecla often depicted herself or other individuals who were alone in a fantasy world or dream-like situation.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
photograph by Gary Andrashko
ISM Accession #: 1985.299

<i>Mary in Blue Shoes</i><br>Julia Thecla (1896 - 1973)

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