Cabinet, with Ivory Keyholes
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.2 x 24.6 cm (13 7/8 x 9 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5'10"high,3'4 1/2"wide, 20 1/2"deep-upper half.
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.4035
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
William Kieckhofel · 1855–present
William Kieckhofel was an American artist active in the 1930s and early 1940s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, the ambitious New Deal-era documentation project administered under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration. Working in watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper, Kieckhofel produced meticulous renderings of American decorativ...