Cast Iron Toy Bank: Masons
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.5 x 40.7 cm (12 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" high; 7 3/8" wide; 3 7/8" deep
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.8559
About the Artist
Chris Makrenos
Chris Makrenos was an American artist active in the mid-twentieth century who contributed a substantial body of work to the Index of American Design, the New Deal-era federal project that documented American folk art and decorative culture through meticulous watercolor illustration. His works are held in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and span a wide range of subjects drawn from ...