Silver Mug
Isidore Steinberg
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 29.7 x 22.6 cm (11 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/8" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.13925
About the Artist
Isidore Steinberg
Isidore Steinberg was an American designer and artist active during the 1930s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project that documented the nation's decorative arts through precise watercolor and graphite renderings. Working as part of the New York City WPA Federal Art Project, Steinberg created detailed depictions of silverwar...