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The Purple Dress, William Glackens, 1908-1910
William Glackens, portraitWilliam GlackensAmerican, 1870–1938

The Purple Dress

1908-1910 · Painting · 64.8 × 76.8 cm

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “The Purple Dress” now? Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 4B, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 25, 2026.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

RoomLuce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 4B

Closed· opens at 11:30 AM

On public display.

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Source
The museum
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Details

Accession number
2014.70

What it shows

Female figuresClothing and dressDress accessoriesHatCouchHome Furnishings

In the catalog

PaintingsOilAmerican paintingModernism20th century

Sources

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