Highboy
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 91 1/2"high; 46 3/4"wide; 24 1/4"deep
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.5221
About the Artist
Isadore Goldberg
Isadore Goldberg (b. 1904), an American artist, gained recognition through his contributions to the Index of American Design, a New Deal-era initiative under the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. Active primarily in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Goldberg produced meticulous renderings of everyday American objects, capturing the essence of folk craftsmanship during a time when ...