Carved Wooden Chicken
Robert Harlow
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
sheet: 31.6 × 28.5 cm (12 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.3738
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Robert Harlow · 1855–present
**Robert Elsing Harlow Jr. (1914–1991?)** was an American artist best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design and his work with the WPA Federal Art Project during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 20, 1914, Harlow pursued formal training at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts before earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from t...