Petroglyph
1935/1942
Medium
lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 37.2 x 28.3 cm (14 5/8 x 11 1/8 in.) overall: 41.3 x 33.5 cm (16 1/4 x 13 3/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7621
Art Historical Context
**Petroglyph** by Lala Eve Riv, created between 1935 and 1942, captures the ancient artistry of Native American rock carvings through a precise lithograph on paper. Measuring 37.2 x 28.3 cm (with frame at 41.3 x 33.5 cm), this work is part of the *Index of American Design*, monumental Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). during the Great Depression, the Index employed artists to document everyday American folk art, crafts, and cultural artifacts, preserving them in detailed renderings for future generations. Rivol's lithograph exemplifies the project's mission to...
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 ...