Jug
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 48.4 x 38.7 cm (19 1/16 x 15 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 15" High 8 1/2" Wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7008
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Howard Lumbard · 1855–present
Howard Lumbard was an American artist active around 1935 whose precise watercolor and graphite drawings form a notable part of the Index of American Design. His early life is not well documented, with no records of formal training, teachers, or artistic education coming to light. Instead, Lumbard is known through his contributions to this ambitious New Deal-era initiative, a Federal Art Project of...