Who created "Dough Trough"?

Dough Trough was created by M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin in c. 1940.

When was "Dough Trough" created?

This artwork was created c. 1940.

What medium is "Dough Trough"?

Dough Trough is watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard.

Is "Dough Trough" in the public domain?

Yes, Dough Trough is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Dough Trough

M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

c. 1940

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

Dimensions

overall: 33.2 x 45.4 cm (13 1/16 x 17 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 28" long; 7 3/8" wide

Classification

Index of American Design

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Index of American Design

Accession Number

1943.8.8085

Art Historical Context

**Dough Trough a meticulous rendering by artist M. Rosensield-von-Paulin around 1940, captures the humble beauty an everyday American folk object: a wooden dough trough measuring 28 inches long and7⅜ inches wide. Created as part of the Index of American Design (IAD), a Works Progress Administration (WPA project during the Great Depression, this artwork the era's effort to document and celebrate the nation's vernacular crafts. Through watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard (33.2 × 45.4 cm), Rosenshield-von-Paulin renders the trough's weathered grain, subtle curves, and practical...

About the Artist

M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin was an American artist active around 1935, best known for their contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). During the Great Depression, this New Deal program commissioned artists to create thousands of watercolor renderings documenting American crafts, furniture, and decorative arts, prese...

Dough Trough

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