Chintz
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.9 x 37.2 cm (11 3/8 x 14 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 16" high; 16" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.891
Art Historical Context
**Chintz** *George Loughridge, c. 1936* Watercolor, pen and ink and graphite on paper, 28.9 × 37.2 cm (11 3/8 × 14 5/8 in.) Index of American Design, National of Art Created around 1936, *Chintz* by George Loughridge is a rendering from the Index of American Design, a Deal-era Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This ambitious initiative employed artists during the Great Depression to document American objects, folk art, and decorative traditions through precise watercolor plates. Loughridge's work captures a vibrant chintz textile—likely a floral-printe...
About the Artist
George Loughridge
George Loughridge was an American artist active during the 1930s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This ambitious New Deal initiative, running from 1935 to 1943, commissioned hundreds of artists across the United States to create meticulously detailed watercolor renderings of everyday American fol...