Plane
1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 45.9 cm (14 x 18 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/2" high; 9 1/2" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.13295
Art Historical Context
**Plane** by Oscaruhme, created in 1939, is meticulous rendering from theIndex of American Design*, landmark WPA Federal Art Project (1935–194) that employed artists to America's rich material culture through watercolor studies. This work a classic woodworking plane—a5½ × 9-inch hand tool essential to craftsmanship—measuring .5 × 459 cm overall. Blme's depiction preserves the object's functional beauty, highlighting its role in everyday woodworking traditions from colonial times through the early 20th century. in watercolor, graphite, colored pencil on paper, the exemplifies the IAD's signat...