Pewter Chalice
Henry Meyers
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 29.3 x 23.1 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 3/4" high; 4 3/4" in diameter
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.13076
About the Artist
Henry Meyers
Henry Meyers was an American artist active during the 1930s and early 1940s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a monumental Works Progress Administration (WPA) project that sought to document the nation's rich heritage of folk art, crafts, and decorative objects. Operating under the Federal Art Project, Meyers produced precise, watercolor and graphite renderings of ...