Baby Dress
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 42.1 x 29.3 cm (16 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.1769
Rights
Public Domain
Art Historical Context
This watercolor and graphite rendering, titledBaby Dress*, was created 1940 by C Parker as part of the of American Design. The was a New Deal-era federal project that commissioned artists to meticulously document American arts, folk crafts, and historical objects, creating a visual archive of the material culture from colonial times through the late 19th century. Parker’s work captures the delicate construction and ornamental details of a historical infant garment, transforming an everyday textile into a lasting record of American design heritage. Typical of Index renderings, the combination ...