Silver Spoon
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 21.5 x 28 cm (8 7/16 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 1/4" long; 1 3/4" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.14441
Art Historical Context
**Silver Spoon** is a meticulous graphite drawing on paper by Charlotte Winter, around 1936 as part of the Index of Design (IAD). Measuring 21.5 x 28 cm (8 7/16 x 11 in.), this work depicts a historic silver spoon—originally 9 1/4 inches long and 13/4 inches widecapturing its elegant form with fine precision. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's-W department and credited to the IAD it exemplifies the project's mission to document everyday American objects through artist renderings. The IAD, launched in 1935 under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression, employed...
About the Artist
Charlotte Winter
Charlotte Winter was an American artist who made her most lasting contribution during the late 1930s and early 1940s as a participant in the Index of American Design, a major New Deal program administered under the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. The Index employed artists across the United States to document the nation's decorative arts heritage through meticulous watercolor ...