Stencilled Wall
Mildred E. Bent
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 61.3 x 41 cm (24 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.16046
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Mildred E. Bent · 1855–present
Mildred E. Bent remains one of the more elusive figures in early twentieth-century American art, her biographical details largely undocumented in the historical record. She appears to have worked within the traditions of her era, producing a body of work substantial enough to leave a meaningful impression in the collections that have preserved her name, even as the personal circumstances of her tr...