Painted Basin
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 40.9 x 51 cm (16 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: top: 17 1/2" wide; 13 3/4" deep; bottom: 13 1/2" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.17132
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
John H. Tercuzzi · 1855–present
John H. Tercuzzi was an American artist active during the late 1930s and early 1940s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This ambitious endeavor commissioned artists to document everyday American objects—from folk crafts and tools to decorative household items—through meticulous watercolo...