Petroglyph
1935/1942
Medium
lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 36.9 x 27.9 cm (14 1/2 x 11 in.) overall: 46.9 x 38 cm (18 7/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7618
Art Historical Context
"Petroglyph" is a captivating lithograph on paper created by Lala Eve Rivol between 1935 and 1942. Measuring approximately 36.9 x 27.9 cm (with a larger sheet of 46.9 x 38 cm), this work belongs to the National Gallery of's Index of American Design. Rivol, an artist involved in this ambitious project, skillfully rendered ancient Native American rock carvings—known as petroglyphscapturing their mysterious forms etched into stone over centuries. The Index of American Design was a landmark initiative of the Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depres...
About the Artist
Lala Eve Rivol
Lala Eve Rivol is an artist about whom very little has been documented in readily accessible art historical sources. Her nationality, dates, training, and the full scope of her artistic output remain unclear, placing her among the many artists — often women — whose careers were not systematically recorded or preserved in the mainstream institutional record. Where her work has been catalogued, it ...