Jar
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.2 x 22.8 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/4" High 4 1/4" Dia(base) 3" Dia
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7073
About the Artist
John Dana
**John Dana** (American, active c. 1935) was a meticulous draftsman whose artistic legacy is inextricably linked to the Index of American Design, a landmark Works Progress Administration (WPA) project launched during the Great Depression to catalog and celebrate the nation's folk art and craftsmanship. Operating primarily out of the New York City project, Dana produced hundreds of precise renderin...