Memorial Ring
Michael Fenga
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.9 x 22.4 cm (11 3/8 x 8 13/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.2463
About the Artist
Michael Fenga
**Michael Fenga (1913–2006)** was an American artist best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression. Born around 1913, likely in New York given the project's regional focus, Fenga's early life and artistic training remain sparsely documented, with no records of specific tea...