Jewel Casket
1939
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 24.5 x 32.5 cm (9 5/8 x 12 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" high; without lid: 2 1/2" high; 5 1/4" long; 4" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.8847
About the Artist
Ralph Atkinson
Ralph Atkinson (1913–1995) was an American artist whose precise and evocative watercolor renderings captured the essence of everyday American folk art objects during the Great Depression era. He is best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a monumental Works Progress Administration (WPA) project launched in 1935 that commissioned hundreds of artists to document the nation's...