Fractur Drawing (Birth Certificate)
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.6 x 22.6 cm (11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2"high x 9"wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.3368
About the Artist
Jessica Price
**Jessica Price** (American, active c. 1935) was a meticulous artist whose precise watercolor and gouache renderings played a vital role in documenting early American folk art during the Great Depression era. As part of the Index of American Design (IAD), a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Price contributed detailed studies that captured the craftsmanship of every...