Pa. German Bride's Box
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 34.3 x 27 cm (13 1/2 x 10 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" high; 17" long; 10 7/8" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.3399
About the Artist
Jessica Price
**Jessica Price** (American, active c. 1935) was a meticulous artist whose precise watercolor and gouache renderings played a vital role in documenting early American folk art during the Great Depression era. As part of the Index of American Design (IAD), a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Price contributed detailed studies that captured the craftsmanship of every...