Mahogany Card Table
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.8 x 35.5 cm (10 15/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 29"high; top 39"x38"
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.5557
About the Artist
Dorothy Posten
Dorothy Posten was an American artist active during the mid-1930s, best known for her meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Launched in 1935, this ambitious endeavor employed artists across the United States to document the nation's folk art, crafts, and decorative traditions through detailed render...