Door Stop
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 31.4 x 32.4 cm (12 3/8 x 12 3/4 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.9725
Art Historical Context
**Door Stop** H. Langden Brown c. 1937* Watercolor graphite, and colored pencil paperboard, 314 x 32.4 cm of American Design, National of Art Created by artist H Langden Brown around 7, this vibrant rendering captures a humble yet American door stop—a practical object often crafted with folk flair. As part of Federal Art Project's Index American Design, launched during Great Depression under the Works Administration (WPA), work exemplifies a nationwide effort to document and the nation's rich tradition of decorative arts. Artists Brown produced over 15,000 meticulous plates of everyd...
About the Artist
H. Langden Brown
H. Langden Brown (1879–1960) was an American artist best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) from 1935 to 1942. This ambitious initiative commissioned artists across the United States to create meticulous watercolor renderings of everyday objects, tools, vehicles, and crafts that embodied the nation's folk...