Candle Mold
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Dimensions
overall: 46 x 35.8 cm (18 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 1/2" long; 2 3/4" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.12676
About the Artist
Walter Hochstrasser
Walter Hochstrasser (1901–1975) was a Swiss-born American artist who became a significant contributor to the Index of American Design, the New Deal-era federal project that created a comprehensive visual archive of American folk and decorative arts. Born in Switzerland in 1901, Hochstrasser emigrated to the United States and established himself as a watercolorist of considerable technical skill. T...