Jar

Jar by John Tarantino

Medium

pen and ink on paperboard

Dimensions

overall: 28.1 x 23 cm (11 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 1/8" High 7 1/8" Dia(top) 9 1/8" Dia(base)

Classification

Index of American Design

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Index of American Design

Accession Number

1943.8.6431

About the Artist

John Tarantino

John Tarantino was an American artist active from around 1935 to 1953, 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 precise renderings of everyday folk art objects, preserving the nation's vernacular design heritage a...

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