Shaker Woolen Rug
George V. Vezolles
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.1 x 22 cm (10 11/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.13698
About the Artist
George V. Vezolles
George Victor Vezolles Jr. (1885–1956) was an American artist best known for his meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project from 1936 to 1942 aimed at documenting the nation's folk and decorative arts. Born in Kentucky around 1886, Vezolles produced over 200 precise renderings for the project, with more than 40 now housed in the Na...