Dough Mixer
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.9 x 45.9 cm (14 1/8 x 18 1/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.9717
Art Historical Context
**Dough Mixer** by Roger Deats, created around 1940, captures humble beauty of an everyday American tool through watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. 35.9 x 45.9 cm, this precise rendering belongs to the National Gallery of's Index of American Design (Department CG-W), a treasure trove of Depression-era documentation. As part of the Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Index of American Design (5–1942) artists like Deats to meticulously record folk crafts, antiques, and utilitarian objects, America's diverse cultural heritage amid economic ...