Powder Flask
Alf Bruseth
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 26.2 x 34.8 cm (10 5/16 x 13 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/4" wide; 9 1/2" long
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.13331
About the Artist
Alf Bruseth
Alf Bruseth (1898–1974) was born on May 10, 1898, in Silvana, Washington, a small logging community in Snohomish County. As a self-taught artist specializing in watercolor and drawings, Bruseth honed his skills independently before entering the professional art world during the Great Depression. In 1938, he submitted his portfolio to Robert Bruce Inverarity, supervisor of the Federal Art Project i...