Tea Importer's Sign
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 48.8 x 36.2 cm (19 3/16 x 14 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 48" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.8061
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Dorothy Van Dunker and John W. Kelleher
Dorothy Van Dunker and John W. Kelleher were American artists active in the 1930s who collaborated on works documenting American folk and commercial design. Their partnership is best known through a single surviving piece held in a major public collection, reflecting the era’s emphasis on preserving vernacular visual culture amid the Great Depression. Both contributed to federal art initiatives th...