Quilt
Lillian Causey
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Dimensions
overall: 34.5 x 27.2 cm (13 9/16 x 10 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 92" long; 72" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.702
About the Artist
Lillian Causey
Lillian Causey (1889–1949) was an American artist best known for her meticulous watercolor and graphite renderings of everyday American folk objects, created as part of the Index of American Design (IAD), a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Active primarily between 1935 and 1942, Causey contributed hundreds of detailed illustrations to this ambitious New Deal initi...