Candle Holder
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 45.9 x 35.1 cm (18 1/16 x 13 13/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.14848
Art Historical Context
**Candle Holder** by George V. Vezolles captures the charm of everyday American craftsmanship through a meticulous rendering created between 1935 and 1942. This detailed depiction of a traditional candle holder belongs to the *Index of American Design*, groundbreaking WPA Federal Art Project initiative during the Great Depression. Artists like Vezolles documented art, decorative objects, and utilitarian designs across the U.S., preserving cultural heritage at a time when economic hardship threatened such traditions. Rendered in watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper (45.9 x 35.1 cm...
About the Artist
George V. Vezolles
George Victor Vezolles Jr. (1885–1956) was an American artist best known for his meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project from 1936 to 1942 aimed at documenting the nation's folk and decorative arts. Born in Kentucky around 1886, Vezolles produced over 200 precise renderings for the project, with more than 40 now housed in the Na...