Doll - "Florence"
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 24.5 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 15" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.15352
Art Historical Context
Discover the charming *Doll - "Florence*, a meticulous rendering created around 1941 by artists C. Romano and Hal Blakeley as part of the Index of Design. This watercolor, graphite, and pen-and-ink drawing on paper measures 35.5 x 24.5 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.) and a 15-inch-high folk doll, preserving its delicate details for posterity in the National Gallery of Art collection. The Index of American Design, Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (PA) during the Great, commissioned over 15,000 such works to document everyday American objects—from quilts to tools—celebrating the ...