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Edward H. Potthast

Beach Study (verso)

c. 1910
oil on panel

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

During the early 1900s, modesty dictated women’s bathing suit designs featuring long, loose-fitting skirts.

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