Pitch Pail
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 33.3 x 24.2 cm (13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/4" high; 6 1/4" 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
1943.8.12804
Art Historical Context
**Pitch Pail**, a captivating watercolor and graphite rendering by Charles Garjian from 1940, captures humble elegance of a traditional wooden bucket known as a pitch pail. Measuring 33.3 x 24. cm overall, this artwork faithfully depicts an original object standing10 1/4 high and 6 1/ inches in diameter—likely a utilitarian vessel used carrying tree resin or pitch in early American industries logging or shipbuilding. Garjian's lines and subtle colors bring out the pail's sturdy construction, metal bands, and worn patina,oking the craftsmanship of America's rural past. as part of the *Index A...
About the Artist
Charles Garjian
Charles Garjian is an artist whose biographical details are not well established in the major art historical sources. No confirmed dates, nationality, or documentation of his training and working period have been identified in available scholarship, making it difficult to place him with confidence within a particular tradition or movement. The works attributed to Garjian in museum collections sug...