Bedspread (Detail of Center)
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 34.3 x 33.7 cm (13 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 101"square. Blocks c. 13"square. Div. lines and border: c. 1"wide.
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.417
Art Historical Context
Behold the intricate *Bedspread (Detail of Center by Charlotte Winter, created around 1937 as part of the Index of American Design (IAD). This watercolor colored pencil, and graphite rendering on paperboard (34.3 x 33.7 cm) captures heart of a grand 101-inch-square bedspread, composed of approximately 13-inch-square blocks by 1-inch-wide lines and borders. Winter meticulous technique—layering translucent watercolors with precise colored pencil and graphite lines—brings the textile's patterns to life with photographic accuracy, highlighting the craftsmanship of American folk art. Commissioned ...
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 ...