Piece of Calico Patchwork
Joseph L. Boyd
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 40.9 x 30.3 cm (16 1/8 x 11 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
1943.8.2868
About the Artist
Joseph L. Boyd
Joseph L. Boyd was an American artist who worked as a watercolor renderer for the Index of American Design, one of the most ambitious documentary art projects of the twentieth century. Undertaken by the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration between 1935 and 1942, the Index mobilized artists across the country to produce meticulous watercolor drawings cataloguing the material cul...