Early American Chair
c. 1936
Medium
gouache, watercolor, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 34.6 x 24.2 cm (13 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 33 1/2"high; 16 1/2"wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.4446
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Rex F. Bush · 1915–2002
Rex F. Bush (c. 1915–2002) was an American artist best known for his meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression era. Active primarily from 1935 to 1942, Bush produced watercolor, gouache, graphite, and pen-and-ink renderings on paperboard that documented everyday American folk ...