Box Desk on Frame
c. 1937
Medium
pen and ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 21.5 x 26.4 cm (8 7/16 x 10 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 37"high; 30 1/2"long; 18 3/4" deep
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.4974
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Lorenz Rothkranz · 1855–present
Lorenz Rothkranz (1898–1970) was an American artist best known for his meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression. Born on April 10, 1898, in Manhattan, New York, Rothkranz captured the essence of early American folk art and decorative objects through highly detailed watercolor renderings...