Santo, Bulto (Our Lady)
1938
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paper
Dimensions
overall: 56 x 40.6 cm (22 1/16 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: 26 1/2"high; Scale=3/4"=1"
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.6941
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Polly Duncan · 1914–1995
Polly Duncan (1912–1983) was an American painter whose career flourished amid the New Deal art programs of the 1930s and 1940s. Born on September 22, 1912, in Lincoln, Nebraska, as one of four children of Fred and Mabel Duncan, she grew up in Denver after her family relocated there. At East High School, her artistic gifts were already evident; she served as president of the Two Arts Club and count...