Collar For Burro
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 29.2 cm (14 x 11 1/2 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.11512
Art Historical Context
**Collar for Burro** by Roberta Elvis, created around 1936, captures the charm of an everyday American folk craft through delicate watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on (35.6 x 29.2 cm). This intimate sheet belongs to the National Gallery of's Index of American Design (CG-W), a treasure of Depression-era documentation celebrating the nation's artistic heritage. As part of the Federal Art Project the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Index commissioned artists like Elvis to meticulously render regional crafts, from quilts to tools, preserving them amid economic hardship. Elvis's prec...