Peggy Bacon

Nothing Doing

1952

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Drypoint on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Plate: 17.5 × 15 cm (6 15/16 × 5 15/16 in.); Sheet: 32 × 24 cm (12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
Collection no.
1991.646
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Nothing Doing — Peggy Bacon. 1952.

Medium: Drypoint on cream wove paper. Dimensions: Plate: 17.5 × 15 cm (6 15/16 × 5 15/16 in.); Sheet: 32 × 24 cm (12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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