Corn Husk Doll
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.8 x 22.4 cm (10 15/16 x 8 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/4" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.15609
Art Historical Context
**Corn Husk Doll**, a delicate watercolor, graphite, and gouache by Jane Iverson around 1936, captures the simplicity of a traditional American folk craft. Measuring 27.8 x 22.4 cm, this artwork depicts an 8¼-inch-high corn husk doll, showcasing the artist's meticulous attention to texture and form. Iverson's use of mixed media—watercolor for subtle hues, gouache for opaque highlights, and graphite for lines—brings the doll's natural fibers to life, evoking its handmade warmth on paper. Created as part of the Index of American Design (IAD), a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project from 1...
About the Artist
Jane Iverson
Jane Iverson is an artist whose biographical details — including her dates, nationality, and training — are not well represented in the major art historical reference sources currently available. The limited documentation surrounding her career makes it difficult to characterize her practice in relation to any specific school, movement, or period. Works attributed to Iverson in museum collections...