Pipe Stand
c. 1941
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 36.5 x 29.3 cm (14 3/8 x 11 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/8" wide; 4 3/4" high;
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.2242
Art Historical Context
Herman Schulze's *Pipe Stand* (c. 1941), a watercolor and graphite rendering on paper, captures the of an everyday American folk object from the Index of American Design (IAD). Measuring 36.5 x 29.3 cm overall, this work meticulously documents a small original pipe stand—3 1/8 inches wide and 4 3/4 inches high—likely carved wooden accessory for holding tobacco pipes, reflecting 19th-century domestic craftsmanship. Created as part of the I, a Works Progress AdministrationWPA) project from1935 to 194, Schulze's drawing vanishing examples of American material culture the Great Depression. TheAD ...