Decorations on Reredos and Sanctuary Walls
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 62.8 x 54.4 cm (24 3/4 x 21 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Reredos approx. 45'high x 40' wide.
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.6509
About the Artist
William Kieckhofel
William Kieckhofel was an American artist active in the 1930s and early 1940s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, the ambitious New Deal-era documentation project administered under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration. Working in watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper, Kieckhofel produced meticulous renderings of American decorativ...