Nose Piece (For Weaning Calf)
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.7 x 45.8 cm (14 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6" in diameter; 5 3/4" long spikes
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.12735
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
John Thorsen · 1855–present
**John Thorsen (active c. 1935)** John Thorsen was an American artist active during the 1930s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Little is documented about his early life, training, or formal artistic education, suggesting he may have been a self-taught practitioner whose skills aligned with the p...