Tin Stove
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.8 x 23.1 cm (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.14940
Art Historical Context
Vincent P. Rosel's *Tin Stove* (c. 1937) is a captivating watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil rendering on paper, measuring 30.8 x 23.1 cm. Created as part of the Index of American Design (IAD), this work meticulously captures the humble yet ingenious form of a tin stove—a staple of early American domestic life. Rosel, one of many talented artists commissioned for the project, renders the object's gleaming surfaces, functional curves, and subtle patina with precision, elevating everyday craftsmanship to artistic heights. The IAD, launched in 1935 under the Works Progress Administration's...
About the Artist
Vincent P. Rosel
Vincent P. Rosel is an artist about whom very limited documentation survives in the accessible art historical record. His dates, nationality, artistic training, and the scope of his career have not been definitively established in scholarly sources, placing him among the many figures whose names appear in collection records but whose biographies remain to be recovered. Where works attributed to R...