Brown Crock
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, gouache, and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 28.1 cm (14 x 11 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 5/8" High 8" Wide(max) 8 1/2" Wide(outer top rim) 5 5/16" Base
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7434
About the Artist
Lloyd Charles Lemcke
Lloyd Charles Lemcke was an American artist active around 1935, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) that aimed to document the nation's folk crafts and vernacular objects through precise artistic renderings. Little is known about Lemcke's early life or formal training, as biographical detai...