Revolver
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 24.6 x 35.4 cm (9 11/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.11392
Art Historical Context
**Revolver**, created by Rose Campbell-Gerke between 1935 and1942, is a rendering in watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard, 24.6 x 35.4 cm. This work belongs to the Index of American Design (IAD), a landmark Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA during the Great Depression. like Campbell-Gerke were commissioned to produce over 15,000 detailed illustrations documenting everyday American objects—from folk art to industrial designs—preserving the nation's cultural heritage amid economic hardship. The IAD's significance lies in its celebration of Americ...
About the Artist
Rose Campbell-Gerke
Rose Campbell-Gerke (born 1882) was a California-born American artist who worked as a watercolorist for the Index of American Design, the New Deal-era federal project that systematically documented American folk and decorative arts. The National Gallery of Art holds sixty-six works by Campbell-Gerke in its collection, making her one of the more prolific individual contributors to the Index. Her bo...