Pa. German Hat Box
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 40.8 x 35.8 cm (16 1/16 x 14 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 19" long; 11 3/4" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.3398
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Eugene C. Miller · 1855–present
**Eugene C. Miller: Documenting America's Folk Craft Legacy** Eugene C. Miller was an American artist active during the mid-1930s, best known for his meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a groundbreaking Works Progress Administration (WPA) initiative under the New Deal. Launched in 1935, this federal project commissioned artists across the United States to create precise wate...