Lace Cravat
Jean Peszel
1935/1942
Medium
graphite and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.5 x 23.2 cm (11 5/8 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 87 1/2" long; 10" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.3324
About the Artist
Jean Peszel
Jean Peszel was an American artist active around 1935, best known for her contributions to the Index of American Design, a landmark Depression-era initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project. Working primarily on the New York City project, Peszel created meticulous watercolor renderings of everyday American folk art and decorative objects, helping to catalog and pr...