Clock
Frank Wenger
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 73.5 x 50.9 cm (28 15/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7689
About the Artist
Frank Wenger
**Frank Wenger** (American, active c. 1935) was a meticulous artist whose precise renderings captured the elegance of traditional American furniture during the Great Depression era. Little is known about his early life or formal training, as biographical details remain scarce. What endures is his substantial body of work—over 50 pieces—created as part of the Index of American Design (IAD), a Feder...