Slides and Buckles 1935 - 1942

Mary Fitzgerald's 'Slides and Buckles' is a delicate dance of shapes on paper, rendered with the quiet precision of ink. Just imagine the artist, perhaps at a small desk by a window, meticulously outlining each form. There are buckles – squares, circles, and those charming semi-circles – each adorned with tiny, bead-like details. It's like a study in miniature, a catalogue of forgotten treasures. I wonder if Mary was thinking about the past, about the clothes these buckles might have adorned, and the stories they could tell? The whole arrangement makes me think about how we collect and organize memories, how small details can hold so much significance. You know, this reminds me of the work of Agnes Martin, in a way. It's the same kind of quiet dedication, the same love for simple forms. Maybe Mary was part of a community of artists, each inspiring and pushing the other. It just goes to show, there's always room for another way of seeing.