Strap Hinge for Door
1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 24.9 cm (14 x 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.11464
Art Historical Context
Step into the inventive world of American craftsmanship with *Strap Hinge for Door*, a meticulous 1939 rendering by artist Herman O. Stroh. Created using watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard (measuring 35.6 x 24.9 cm), this work belongs to the Index of American Design, a treasure trove housed in the National Gallery of Art's CG-W Department. Produced under the WPA Federal Art Project during the Great Depression, the Index commissioned artists like Stroh to document the nation's folk and decorative arts through vibrant, precise illustrations. Everyday objects, such as this st...
About the Artist
Herman O. Stroh
Herman O. Stroh is an artist whose biographical record remains sparse and difficult to reconstruct from currently available sources. No confirmed birth or death dates have been established, and the national or cultural context in which he worked has not been definitively determined. The works attributed to him suggest a period of activity within the broader history of American or European art, but...