Kitchen Range
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 37.7 x 33.1 cm (14 13/16 x 13 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9" high; 5" deep
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.14952
Art Historical Context
**Kitchen Range** *David Ramage, c. 1940* Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, 37.7 × 33.1 cm *Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art* Created by artist David Ramage around 1940, *Kitchen Range* is a meticulous rendering from the Index of American Design, a New Deal-era project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This initiative employed artists to document everyday American objects, preserving the nation's folk art, crafts, and design heritage amid the Great Depression. Ramage's depiction captures a compact kitchen stove—measuring just 9 inches high and 5 i...