Milk Bucket
1939
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 3/4" high; top: 7 1/2" in diameter; bottom: 8 1/2" in diameter
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.9011
Art Historical Context
**Milk Bucket** by Jacob Gielens created in 1939, is delicate watercolor and graphite rendering on paperboard, measuring .5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.). This artwork captures a humble wooden milk—14 3/4 inches high, with a 7 1/2-inch top diameter and 8 1/2 bottom—evoking the sturdy craftsmanship of everyday American farm life. Part of the Gallery of Art's collection in the Index of American DesignDepartment: CG-W), it Gielens' precise technique, blending soft watercolor washes for wood grain textures and graphite for sharp outlines, bringing utilitarian objects to vivid life. The Index of America...