Statuette
c. 1939
Medium
pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 43.4 x 35 cm (17 1/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.9923
Art Historical Context
This delicate pen and ink drawing, titled *Statuette*, was created around 1939 by Yolande Del as part of the Index of American Design. Measuring 43.4 x 35 cm, it exemplifies the project's mission to meticulously document everyday American objects, folk art, and decorative designs through precise artistic renderings. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's-W department and credited to the Index itself, the work captures the elegance of a statuette—likely a humble yet culturally resonant artifact from American material history. The Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works...
About the Artist
Yolande Delasser
Yolande Delasser was an American artist active during the mid-1930s, best known for her meticulous contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Amid the Great Depression, this ambitious New Deal initiative commissioned artists to document America's rich heritage of folk art and utilitarian objects through precise watercolor ren...