Gun
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 24.6 x 35.7 cm (9 11/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.11438
Art Historical Context
Samuel Faigin's *Gun* (c. 1938) is a captivating rendering from the Index of American Design, a WPA Federal Art Project that employed artists during the Great Depression to document America's folk, decorative, and popular arts. Created with watercolor, graphite, and pencil on paper (24.6 x 35.7 cm), this exemplifies the project's goal of preserving everyday objects through meticulous, lifelike depictions, capturing the intricate details of a historic firearm. As part of the Index, housed in the National Gallery of, Faigin's piece highlights the craftsmanship of early American gunsmiths, refle...