Comb Box
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 47.8 x 34.4 cm (18 13/16 x 13 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 24"high; 13 5/8"long; 6 1/4"wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.5244
About the Artist
Chris Makrenos
Chris Makrenos was an American artist active in the mid-twentieth century who contributed a substantial body of work to the Index of American Design, the New Deal-era federal project that documented American folk art and decorative culture through meticulous watercolor illustration. His works are held in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and span a wide range of subjects drawn from ...