Sauce Pan
c. 1938
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 23.1 x 35 cm (9 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" high; 7" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.13403
Art Historical Context
In the late 1930s, as part of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, artist Roy Weber contributed to the *Index of American Design*—a monumental effort to document and celebrate everyday American crafts and folk art. Created around 1938, *Sauce Pan* is a precise graphite rendering on paperboard of a modest yet functional kitchen vessel, measuring about 10 inches high and 7 inches wide its original form. This drawing, now housed at the National Gallery of Art (23.1 x 35 cm), captures the object's simple, utilitarian form with meticulous detail, highlighting the ingenuity of Am...