Earthenware Jar
Jessica Price
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil and graphite on paperboard.
Dimensions
overall: 30.2 x 22.5 cm (11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.5176
About the Artist
Jessica Price
**Jessica Price** (American, active c. 1935) was a meticulous artist whose precise watercolor and gouache renderings played a vital role in documenting early American folk art during the Great Depression era. As part of the Index of American Design (IAD), a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Price contributed detailed studies that captured the craftsmanship of every...