Card Table
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 36.7 x 45.2 cm (14 7/16 x 17 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 29 7/8"high; 35 7/8"long; 17 7/8"wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.5915
Art Historical Context
Behold the elegant *Card Table*, a meticulous rendering by Leo Drozdoff around 1939. This watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard (36.7 x 45.2 cm) captures the refined lines and functional beauty of an 18th- or early 19th-century American table, measuring approximately 76 x 91 x 45 cm in its original form. With its fold-out leaves, baize playing surface, and delicate cabriole legs, it evokes the genteel pastime of card games in colonial and Federal-era homes. As part of the Index of American Design—a groundbreaking WPA Federal Art Project from the 1930s—Drozdoff's piece documen...