Barn Decoration
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 38.2 x 51.2 cm (15 1/16 x 20 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 55" long; 25 1/2" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.12787
About the Artist
Walter Hochstrasser
Walter Hochstrasser (1901–1975) was a Swiss-born American artist who became a significant contributor to the Index of American Design, the New Deal-era federal project that created a comprehensive visual archive of American folk and decorative arts. Born in Switzerland in 1901, Hochstrasser emigrated to the United States and established himself as a watercolorist of considerable technical skill. T...