Bread Basket
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 22 x 28.9 cm (8 11/16 x 11 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 1/8" in diameter
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.8602
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
John H. Tercuzzi · 1855–present
John H. Tercuzzi was an American artist active during the late 1930s and early 1940s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This ambitious endeavor commissioned artists to document everyday American objects—from folk crafts and tools to decorative household items—through meticulous watercolo...