Bonnie Phillips

American, b. 1942

Fine and Dandy
1993

Watercolor on satin
42.25 x 42.25 x 2 in.
Museum Purchase with the Charter Member Endowment Fund
1999.148

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This object has the following keywords:

• geometric
• impressionism
• satin - Woven textile characterized by a basic binding system or weave with smooth, shiny surface formed by long warp floats. Generally, each warp end passes over four or more adjacent weft picks and under the next one.
• sunbursts - Generally, a stylized sun motif showing the rays of the sun shooting out from or surrounding it. Specifically in America, it refers to a lunette with conventionalized sun rays, typically found on 18th-century American furniture. In British heraldry, it refers to a device of sun's rays appearing from behind a cloud; this was used as a badge by the English kings Edward III and Richard II.
• words - Single distinct meaningful elements of speech or writing.

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Uses of the Real I , 1/20/2008 - 4/30/2011
• Uses of the Real Part II , 7/1/2009 - 8/30/2010