House and Garden
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
image: 11 1/4 x 13 in. (28.6 x 33 cm) sheet: 13 x 17 in. (33 x 43.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
WPA New York Project, 1943
Accession Number
43.47.293
Tags
Art Historical Context
**House and Garden** is a charming lithograph by Marguerite Red Dorgeloh, between 1935 and 1943 as part of the Works Progress (WPA) New York Project. Measuring 11¼ x 13 inches, this print captures a serene domestic scene of a house nestled amid lush gardens, evoking the beauty of everyday American life. Dorgeloh, an artist supported by the WPA, contributed to a vibrant tradition of printmaking that made art accessible to the public during the Great DepressionLithography, the medium here, was ideal for WPA projects: artists drew directly on stone with greasy crayon, allowing ink to adhere only ...
About the Artist
Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh|WPA
Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh (1890–1944) was a prolific American printmaker and painter whose lithographs captured the architectural charm and everyday scenes of San Francisco during the Great Depression era. Born on December 14, 1890, in Watsonville, California, to farmer Christy Gentry Redman, she pursued formal training at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco—now the San Francisco ...