Silver Spoon
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 23.1 x 29 cm (9 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8" long; 2 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
1943.8.14438
Art Historical Context
**Silver Spoon**, a meticulous graphite drawing on paperboard by Charlotte Winterc. 1936), captures the elegant form of an 8-inch-long silver spoon measuring 2¾ inches at its widest. Rendered at 23.1 x 29 cm, this work belongs to the Index of American Design (IAD), a treasure trove of Depression-era documentation now housed in the National Gallery Art. Created under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) from 1935 to 1942, the IAD employed artists like Winter to produce over 18,000 precise renderings of American folk art, crafts, and design objects. Amid economic h...
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 ...