Crock
John Tarantino
c. 1953
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.6 x 22.9 cm (11 5/8 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 3/4" high; 6 1/2" in diameter
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7915
About the Artist
John Tarantino
John Tarantino was an American artist active from around 1935 to 1953, best known for his meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This ambitious initiative commissioned artists across the United States to create precise renderings of everyday folk art objects, preserving the nation's vernacular design heritage a...