Chest was created by Lillian Causey in c. 1939.

When was "Chest" created?

This artwork was created c. 1939.

Is "Chest" in the public domain?

Yes, Chest is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Chest

Q: What medium is "Chest"?

Chest is watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paperboard.

Lillian Causey

c. 1939

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

Dimensions

overall: 47.2 x 34.8 cm (18 9/16 x 13 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 46" high; 42" long; 17 1/2" wide

Classification

Index of American Design

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Index of American Design

Accession Number

1943.8.4688

About the Artist

Lillian Causey

Lillian Causey (1889–1949) was an American artist best known for her meticulous watercolor and graphite renderings of everyday American folk objects, created as part of the Index of American Design (IAD), a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Active primarily between 1935 and 1942, Causey contributed hundreds of detailed illustrations to this ambitious New Deal initi...

Chest

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