Strong Box
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 38.1 x 47.9 cm (15 x 18 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 1/2" long; 9" high; 9 3/8" deep
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.8831
About the Artist
Chris Makrenos
Chris Makrenos was an American artist active in the mid-twentieth century who contributed a substantial body of work to the Index of American Design, the New Deal-era federal project that documented American folk art and decorative culture through meticulous watercolor illustration. His works are held in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and span a wide range of subjects drawn from ...