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
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
William Kieckhofel · 1855–present
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...