Shop Sign
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 28 x 38 cm (11 x 14 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 17 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
1943.8.8059
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Frances Cohen · 1912–1995
**Frances Cohen** (American, born 1912) is known primarily for her meticulous watercolor and graphite illustrations documenting American folk art as part of the Index of American Design project in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Her contributions form a significant portion of the National Gallery of Art’s holdings in this area, with twenty-four works preserved in the collection. These drawings cap...