Soup Kettle
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.11940
Art Historical Context
**Soup Kettle** by Stanley Mazur, created around 1938, is a meticulous rendering in watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. This mixed-media work captures the form and details of a traditional American soup kettle with precision and subtle color washes, highlighting the object's functional beauty and craftsmanship. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Index of American Design collection, it exemplifies the era's focus on celebrating everyday artifacts. As part of the Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression, the Index of Ame...
About the Artist
Stanley Mazur
**Stanley Mazur (1903–1978)** was an American artist best known for his meticulous watercolor renderings created as part of the Index of American Design, a Works Progress Administration (WPA) initiative during the Great Depression era. This ambitious project commissioned artists across the United States to document everyday folk art objects, crafts, and tools that embodied the nation's cultural he...