Match Holder
Chris Makrenos
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Dimensions
overall: 44.3 x 27.6 cm (17 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 3/8" wide; 13 1/2" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.12653
About the Artist
Chris Makrenos
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 ...