Clock
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 53.8 x 36.4 cm (21 3/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.4795
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Lorenz Rothkranz · 1855–present
Lorenz Rothkranz (1898–1970) was an American artist best known for his meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression. Born on April 10, 1898, in Manhattan, New York, Rothkranz captured the essence of early American folk art and decorative objects through highly detailed watercolor renderings...