Painted Toleware Box
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 38.2 x 50.9 cm (15 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" wide; 6 1/2" deep; 7" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.15160
About the Artist
Chris Makrenos
Chris Makrenos was an American artist active in the mid-twentieth century who contributed a substantial body of work to the Index of American Design, the New Deal-era federal project that documented American folk art and decorative culture through meticulous watercolor illustration. His works are held in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and span a wide range of subjects drawn from ...