Conestoga Wagon
1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 45.9 x 61.1 cm (18 1/16 x 24 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: bed: 10'5" long; Axel 17" from ground
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.17987
About the Artist
H. Langden Brown
H. Langden Brown (1879–1960) was an American artist best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) from 1935 to 1942. This ambitious initiative commissioned artists across the United States to create meticulous watercolor renderings of everyday objects, tools, vehicles, and crafts that embodied the nation's folk...