Roll-Top Desk
c. 1953
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 28 3/4" high; 35 5/8" wide; 22 7/8" deep
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7882
About the Artist
George Loughridge
George Loughridge was an American artist active during the 1930s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This ambitious New Deal initiative, running from 1935 to 1943, commissioned hundreds of artists across the United States to create meticulously detailed watercolor renderings of everyday American fol...