Galloping Horse Weather Vane
Chris Makrenos
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 32.8 x 50.6 cm (12 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 32" long
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.16222
About the Artist
Chris Makrenos
Chris Makrenos was an American artist active in the mid-twentieth century who contributed a substantial body of work to the Index of American Design, the New Deal-era federal project that documented American folk art and decorative culture through meticulous watercolor illustration. His works are held in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and span a wide range of subjects drawn from ...