Flat Iron Stand
c. 1941
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 26.7 x 35.5 cm (10 1/2 x 14 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.15847
Art Historical Context
Henrietta S. Hukill's *Flat Iron Stand* (c. 1941) is a meticulous rendering of a classic American household object, capturing the humble yet essential stand designed to hold heavy flat irons used for ironing clothes before electricity became widespread. Created with watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard (26.7 x 35.5 cm), this work exemplifies the precision and vibrancy of mixed-media techniques, where gouache provides opaque highlights and graphite adds fine details, bringing the wooden stand's form and grain to life. As part of the Index of American Design—a groundbreaking WPA Fede...