Doll: "Donald"
Eugene Croe
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 47.5 x 30.3 cm (18 11/16 x 11 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 24 1/2" high; 7 1/2" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7816
About the Artist
Eugene Croe
Eugene Croe (c. 1875–1953) was an American artist whose career is primarily documented through his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the 1930s and 1940s. This ambitious initiative commissioned artists to create precise illustrations of American folk art, decorative arts, and everyday objects, preserving a visua...