Rocking Chair: Bishop Hill
William Spiecker
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 56.6 x 45.8 cm (22 5/16 x 18 1/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.8550
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
William Spiecker · 1855–present
William Spiecker was an American artist active around 1935 who contributed to the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration in Illinois. He is best known for his precise watercolor renderings created for the Index of American Design, a nationwide initiative that documented the nation’s decorative arts, folk crafts, and material culture through highly detailed illustrations. Sixteen ...