Silver Beaker
Michael Fenga
c. 1938
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.8 x 22.6 cm (11 5/16 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.14141
About the Artist
Michael Fenga
**Michael Fenga (1913–2006)** was an American artist best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression. Born around 1913, likely in New York given the project's regional focus, Fenga's early life and artistic training remain sparsely documented, with no records of specific tea...