Jar with Cover
Jessica Price
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.1 x 22.3 cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/4" High 5" Diameter(base)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.6237
About the Artist
Jessica Price
**Jessica Price** (American, active c. 1935) was a meticulous artist whose precise watercolor and gouache renderings played a vital role in documenting early American folk art during the Great Depression era. As part of the Index of American Design (IAD), a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Price contributed detailed studies that captured the craftsmanship of every...