Sewing Bird
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high; 5 1/2" long
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.13465
Art Historical Context
**Sewing Bird** *Frank McEntee, c. 1937* Watercolor and graphite on paperboard, 28 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.) *Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art* Discover the charming **Sewing Bird**, a meticulous watercolor rendering by Frank McEntee, around 1937 as part of the Index of American Design (IAD). This ambitious Federal Art Project, launched during the Great Depression under the Works Progress Administration, employed artists to document America's rich folk and decorative arts through precise, colorful illustrations. McEntee's work captures a delightful 19th-century sewing tool...