Hobby Horse
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 40.9 x 50.9 cm (16 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 40" high; 40" long; 17" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.15739
About the Artist
Ernest A. Towers, Jr.
Ernest A. Towers, Jr. was an American artist active during the late 1930s and early 1940s, best known for his meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This ambitious initiative commissioned artists across the United States to create watercolor renderings of everyday American folk art, crafts, and decorative objec...