Candlestick
Janet Riza
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.8 x 22.6 cm (10 15/16 x 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
1943.8.9213
About the Artist
Janet Riza
Janet Riza was an American artist active during the 1930s and early 1940s, renowned for her meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project initiative launched amid the Great Depression to document America's rich heritage of decorative arts and crafts. Little is known about her early life or formal training, which remains sparsely...