Secretary Bookcase
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 27.7 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 62 1/2"high, 39 1/2" wide. Desk depth 20 3/4".See d.s. for dets.
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.4023
About the Artist
Rex F. Bush
Rex F. Bush (c. 1915–2002) was an American artist best known for his meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression era. Active primarily from 1935 to 1942, Bush produced watercolor, gouache, graphite, and pen-and-ink renderings on paperboard that documented everyday American folk ...