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Maker(s):Markham, Kyra
Culture:American (1891 - 1967)
Title:The Fit Yourself Shop
Date Made:1935
Type:Print
Materials:lithograph printed in black on medium thick, slightly textured, cream-colored paper
Measurements:sheet: 16 3/4 in x 12 1/8 in; 42.5 cm x 30.8 cm; image: 12 11/16 in x 9 11/16 in; 32.2 cm x 24.6 cm
Narrative Inscription:  signature on stone at lower left: Kyra, title and edition in pencil at lower left: The Fit Yourself Shop 23/50, signature and date in pencil at lower right: Kyra Markham '35
Accession Number:  SC 2014.32.496
Credit Line:The Gladys Engel Lang and Kurt Lang Collection
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
In the foreground, an African American woman in her underwear tries on a dress. Behind her, a large woman in a coat and hat is assisting someone else put on a dress. From a rafter, a woman points and appears to bark orders at someone. dress fitting; shop

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