Candlestick and Snuffer
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
sheet: 28.7 × 22.5 cm (11 5/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.9212
Art Historical Context
**Candlestick and Snuffer** a meticulous graphite drawing by Yolandeasser, created around 1936. Measuring 28.7 × 22.5 cm on paper, this work captures the elegant simplicity of a traditional candlestick and its accompanying snuffer—a tool for trimming wicks and extinguishing candles. Rendered with fine precision, the piece highlights the subtle textures and functional beauty of these everyday household objects, evoking a bygone era of candlelit homes. As part of the *Index of American Design*, a groundbreaking New Deal project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA), this drawing belongs...
About the Artist
Yolande Delasser
Yolande Delasser was an American artist active during the mid-1930s, best known for her meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Amid the Great Depression, this ambitious New Deal initiative commissioned artists to document America's rich heritage of folk art and utilitarian objects through precise watercolor ren...