Elementary School Bell
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 36.4 x 26.6 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 31 1/2"x41 1/2" at base; 38 1/2"height of standard and bell. See d.s.
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.6707
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
William Kieckhofel · 1855–present
William Kieckhofel was an American artist active in the 1930s and early 1940s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, the ambitious New Deal-era documentation project administered under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration. Working in watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper, Kieckhofel produced meticulous renderings of American decorativ...