Dress
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 46 x 38.1 cm (18 1/8 x 15 in.) Original IAD Object: waist: 24"; neck line: 43"; length of sleeves: 33 1/2"; circumference of skirt: 118 1/2"; length of skirt: 38"; length of bodice: 12"
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.1519
About the Artist
Nancy Crimi
Nancy Crimi (1916–unknown) was an American artist born in Italy and raised as a U.S. citizen, best known for her meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Active primarily in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Crimi documented everyday American objects, crafts, and costumes through detailed illustrations, capturing t...