Tongs and Shovel
Hans Korsch
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.2 x 23.2 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 31" logn
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7975
About the Artist
Hans Korsch
Hans Korsch was an American artist active during the mid-20th century, primarily around 1935 to the early 1950s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project initiative under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This ambitious New Deal program employed artists to document everyday American folk art and design objects through precise watercolor renderi...