Cabinet
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.9 x 22.4 cm (11 x 8 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6' long, 5' high, 2 1/2' deep
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.4010
Art Historical Context
Behold the exquisite rendering of a *Cabinet* by Franklin. Moyan, crafted around 1936 as part of the Index of American Design (IAD). This detailed, colored pencil, and drawing on paper—measuring a compact 27.9 x 22.4 cm—vividly captures an original American furniture piece towering at 6 feet long, 5 high, and 2½ feet deep. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's-W department, it exemplifies the IAD's mission to document the nation's folk and decorative arts through meticulous artist renderings. Created under the WPA Federal Art Project during the Great Depression, the IAD employed hundreds of...