Lantern
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, goauche, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 51 x 38.2 cm (20 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.12226
Art Historical Context
**Lantern** *Walter Hochstrasser, c. 1938* Watercolor, gouache, graphite on paperboard, 51 x 38.2 cm *Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art* Step into the glow of American ingenuity with Walter Hochstrasser's *Lantern*, a captivating rendering from the Index of American Design. Created around 1938, this artwork captures the essence of a lantern through meticulous watercolor, gouache, and on paperboard. These media allowed Hochstrasser to achieve luminous transparency in the glass and rich opacity in metallic surfaces, blending precision with subtle artistry to document an ev...
About the Artist
Walter Hochstrasser
Walter Hochstrasser (1901–1975) was a Swiss-born American artist who became a significant contributor to the Index of American Design, the New Deal-era federal project that created a comprehensive visual archive of American folk and decorative arts. Born in Switzerland in 1901, Hochstrasser emigrated to the United States and established himself as a watercolorist of considerable technical skill. T...