Flat Iron Holder
Jack Staloff
c. 1938
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 21.9 x 27.9 cm (8 5/8 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 3/4" long; 5 7/8" wide; 3/16" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.15805
About the Artist
Jack Staloff
Jack Staloff was an American artist and designer active during the 1930s and 1940s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a New Deal-era Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This ambitious initiative commissioned artists across the United States to create precise watercolor and graphite renderings of everyday American crafts, tools, and dec...