Match Holder
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 29.9 x 21.7 cm (11 3/4 x 8 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/8" high; 4 7/8" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.12598
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Chris Makrenos · 1855–present
Chris Makrenos was an American artist active in the mid-twentieth century who contributed a substantial body of work to the Index of American Design, the New Deal-era federal project that documented American folk art and decorative culture through meticulous watercolor illustration. His works are held in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and span a wide range of subjects drawn from ...