Plane
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.1 x 35.6 cm (11 1/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" long; 2 3/4" 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
1943.8.13294
Art Historical Context
**Plane** by Lloyd Charlescke (1937) is meticulous rendering of a woodworking hand plane, created as part of the *Index of American Design*. watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil work on paperboard (28.1 x 35.6 cm) vividly documents an everyday tool measuring 9 3/4 inches long, 2 3/4 inches wide, and 4 3/4 inches high. Housed in the National Gallery Art's collection, it exemplifies the project's goal to celebrate American craftsmanship through detailed, colorful illustrations. Commissioned under the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project during the Great Depression (1935–1942)...
About the Artist
Lloyd Charles Lemcke
Lloyd Charles Lemcke was an American artist active around 1935, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) that aimed to document the nation's folk crafts and vernacular objects through precise artistic renderings. Little is known about Lemcke's early life or formal training, as biographical detai...