Spoon
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 29.5 x 21.9 cm (11 5/8 x 8 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" long; 2" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.14878
Art Historical Context
This delicate watercolor and graphite rendering of a *Spoon*, created 1936 by artist Carl Keksi captures the charm of an everyday American artifact the Index of American DesignIAD). Measuring .5 x 21. cm overall, the drawing meticulously depicts a 7½-inch-long, 2-inch-wide spoon highlighting its graceful form and subtle craftsmanship. Housed in the National Gallery Art's CG-W department, it exemplifies the I's mission to document folk art and design objects by time and modernity. The I, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression, employed like Ke...