Jug
Jessica Price
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.4 x 22.4 cm (11 3/16 x 8 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" high; 4 1/4" in diameter at base
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.17263
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...