Plow
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 25.2 x 35.6 cm (9 15/16 x 14 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.13286
Art Historical Context
Behold the meticulously rendered *Plow*, a captivating watercolor and graphite drawing on paper created around 1940 by artists Edith Towner and Harry Waddell. Measuring 25.2 x 35.6 cm, this work is a gem from the National Gallery of Art's Index of American Design (Department CG-W). The Index, a Depression-era initiative under the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project (193–1942), commissioned artists to document everyday American folk objects, crafts, and designs through precise, colorful renderings—celebrating the nation's cultural heritage amid economic hardship. Towner and Wad...