Wall Bracket (Eccleasiastical)
1939
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 26.7 x 35.5 cm (10 1/2 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: Approx. 33 1/2 x 15 x 14 1/2 inches
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.6581
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Wall Bracket (Ecclesiastical, a meticulous 1939 rendering by Jewett, part of the esteemed Index of American Design at the National Gallery of Art This delicate watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite drawing on paper (26.7 x 35.5 cm) captures intricate details of an original ecclesiastical wall bracket measuring approximately 33½ x 15 x 14½ inches. Likely a carved wooden fixture from America's decorative arts tradition, it evokes the ornate supports once common in churches, blending functionality with spiritual symbolism. Created during the Great Depression-era Federal Art Projec...
About the Artist
Edward Jewett
Edward Taylor Jewett (1868–1955) was an American artist whose career bridged traditional academic painting and the documentation of vernacular American crafts. Born on March 28, 1868, in New York, Jewett pursued formal training in the late nineteenth century, studying at the Académie Julian in Paris and later under the portraitist J. Carroll Beckwith in New York City. This rigorous education equip...