Who created "Carved Lion's Head"?

Carved Lion's Head was created by Vera Van Voris in c. 1937.

When was "Carved Lion's Head" created?

This artwork was created c. 1937.

What medium is "Carved Lion's Head"?

Carved Lion's Head is watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper.

Is "Carved Lion's Head" in the public domain?

Yes, Carved Lion's Head is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Carved Lion's Head

Vera Van Voris

c. 1937

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

Dimensions

overall: 29.9 x 22.2 cm (11 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 3/4" high; 5 5/8" wide; 5 3/4" deep

Classification

Index of American Design

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Index of American Design

Accession Number

1943.8.8246

Art Historical Context

Behold the *Carved Lion's Head*, a captivating watercolor, graphite, and pen-and-ink rendering by Vera Van Voris, created around 1937. This delicate work on paper (29.9 x 22.2 cm) meticulously captures a three-dimensional folk art sculpture measuring about 7 3/4 inches high, evoking the fierce majesty of a lion in exquisite carved detail. Van Voris, a skilled artist, brings the object's textured mane, snarling expression, and dynamic form to life with precise lines and subtle color washes. As part of the Index of American Design—a groundbreaking WPA Federal Art Project from the 1930s—this pie...

About the Artist

Vera Van Voris

Vera Van Voris is an artist whose works have been preserved in museum collections in sufficient number to indicate a serious and sustained artistic practice, even though her biographical details — birth and death dates, nationality, and the particulars of her training — remain undocumented in the standard art-historical literature. Her distinctive name suggests possible Dutch or Central European h...

Carved Lion's Head

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