Snipe
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 36.6 x 29.1 cm (14 7/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.9634
Art Historical Context
Behold *Snipe*, a watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil rendering on paperboard by Hester Duany created between 1935 and 1942. Measuring 36.6 x 29.1 cm, this work is part of the esteemed Index of American Design, in the National Gallery of Art's CG-W department. The Index was a groundbreaking Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression,ing artists with meticulously documenting America's folk art, crafts, and decorative to celebrate national heritage. Duany's piece likely captures a traditional snipe bird decoy—a quintessential example of Am...
About the Artist
Hester Duany
Hester Duany (1891–1964) was an American artist best known for her meticulous renderings of traditional American folk art objects as part of the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) from 1935 to 1942. Working out of the New York City Project, Duany contributed dozens of watercolor and graphite drawings on paperboard that captured the intrica...