Figure of a Felon
Donald Donovan
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.7 x 24.3 cm (14 1/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.10183
About the Artist
Donald Donovan
Donald Donovan (c. 1905–1944) was an American artist whose career centered on the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) from 1935 to 1942. This ambitious endeavor commissioned artists across the United States to create meticulous watercolor renderings of everyday folk art objects, preserving the nation's vernacular design heritage ...