Jug
Jessica Price
1936
Medium
pen and ink and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 21.7 x 27 cm (8 9/16 x 10 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" High 4 1/4"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
1943.8.6429
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...