Silver Tankard
Clayton Braun
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.8 x 23 cm (11 3/4 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/4" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.14072
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Clayton Braun · 1903–1986
**Clayton Braun (1903–1986)** was an American artist best known for his precise graphite drawings of American silverware and decorative objects, many of which are preserved in the National Gallery of Art’s Index of American Design. Born in Chicago in 1903, Braun moved to New York City at the age of eighteen to pursue sketching and illustration work. His early career included theatrical portraitur...