Frame for a Mirror
1935/1943
Medium
pen and ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 21.1 x 27 cm (8 5/16 x 10 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 5'1" x 1'7". See drawing for det'd scale indications.
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.5344
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Nicholas Gorid · 1855–present
Nicholas Gorid (b. 1896) was an American artist best known for his meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project initiative launched in the 1930s to document the nation's rich heritage of decorative arts and folk objects. Active primarily from the mid-1930s through the early 1950s, Gorid produced highly detailed renderings of an...