Silver Spoon
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 21.5 x 28 cm (8 7/16 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 3/4" long; 1 3/4" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.14419
Art Historical Context
**Silver Spoon**, a meticulous graphite drawing by Charlotte Winter around 1936, captures the elegant form of an early American silver spoon measuring 8¾ inches long and 1¾ inches wide Rendered on paper (21.5 x 28 cm), this work belongs to the *Index of American Design*IAD), a landmark WPA Federal Art Project initiative during the Great Depression. Artists like Winter created thousands of precise illustrations to document and celebrate everyday objects of American craftsmanship, preserving cultural heritage at a time when economic hardship threatened such traditions. Winter's graphite techniq...
About the Artist
Charlotte Winter
Charlotte Winter was an American artist who made her most lasting contribution during the late 1930s and early 1940s as a participant in the Index of American Design, a major New Deal program administered under the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. The Index employed artists across the United States to document the nation's decorative arts heritage through meticulous watercolor ...