Sampler
Sarah F. Williams
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 44.7 x 26.6 cm (17 5/8 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 15" wide; 18" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.27
About the Artist
Sarah F. Williams
Sarah F. Williams was an American artist active during the late 1930s, renowned for her contributions to the Index of American Design (IAD), a Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project launched in 1935. This initiative employed hundreds of artists across the United States to create watercolor renderings of historical American crafts, furniture, textiles, and folk objects, aiming to d...