Rawhide Herder's Whip
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 27.9 x 38.4 cm (11 x 15 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 22" long
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.16280
Art Historical Context
**Rawhide Herder's Whip *Alexander Anderson, 1940* Watercolor and graphite on paper, 27.9 × 38.4 cm (11 × 15 1/8 in.) Index of American Design, National of Art Step into the rugged world of American ranching with Alexander Anderson's meticulous 1940 rendering of a *Rawhide Herder's*, a 22-inch functional tool captured in exquisite detail. Part of the Federal Art Project's Index of American (IAD)—a WPA initiative from 1935 to 1942—this watercolor and graphite study on paperboard celebrates everyday American craftsmanship during the Great Depression. Anderson, one of many skilled artist...