Shackles or Leg Irons
Gladys C. Parker
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.7 x 25.1 cm (14 1/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.2267
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Gladys C. Parker · 1855–present
Gladys C. Parker was an American artist active around 1935 whose precise watercolor renderings form a distinctive part of the Index of American Design. Early life is not well documented, and no records of formal training, teachers, or family background have come to light. She is known solely through the eleven works she produced for this ambitious New Deal initiative, all now held by the National ...