Platter
Helmut Hiatt
c. 1936
Medium
black and white photograph
Dimensions
overall: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.) Original IAD Object: 16 3/8" long; 13 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
1943.8.17788
About the Artist
Helmut Hiatt
Helmut Hiatt was an American photographer active in the mid-1930s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a monumental Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This ambitious New Deal initiative sought to document and celebrate the nation's folk arts and crafts through detailed renderings and photographs, capturing the essence of everyday Americ...