Hand Carved Pelican
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
sheet: 72.3 × 51 cm (28 7/16 × 20 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 19" high; 18" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7716
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
John Cutting · 1855–present
John Cutting was an American artist active circa 1935–1941, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a landmark Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project. This initiative employed more than a thousand artists nationwide to produce a comprehensive visual record of American decorative arts, folk crafts, and everyday objects from the colonial era through the nin...