Pa. German Pie Marker
Roy Weber
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 40.9 x 31.8 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.3813
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Roy Weber · 1855–present
**Roy Weber** was an American artist active circa 1935, best known for his precise watercolor and graphite renderings created as part of the Index of American Design. This ambitious Works Progress Administration (WPA) project during the Great Depression sought to document and preserve America’s folk and decorative arts through detailed illustrations. Weber produced at least 22 such works, now in ...