Desk
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 29.8 x 22.9 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 40"high; 38"long; 21"deep. See data sheet for dets.
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.4962
About the Artist
Samuel Fineman
Samuel Fineman was an American artist active during the late 1930s, best known for his meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This ambitious initiative commissioned artists across the United States to create watercolor renderings of everyday folk art, crafts, and decorative objects, capturing the essence of Ame...