Handmade Churn
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 44.9 x 31 cm (17 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: top: 10" in diameter; bottom: 14" in diameter; 22" high; dash: 39 3/4" long
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.16582
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Rex F. Bush · 1915–2002
Rex F. Bush (c. 1915–2002) was an American artist best known for his meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression era. Active primarily from 1935 to 1942, Bush produced watercolor, gouache, graphite, and pen-and-ink renderings on paperboard that documented everyday American folk ...