Toy Bank: Elephant
Walter Hochstrasser
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 30 x 22.3 cm (11 13/16 x 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.8448
About the Artist
Walter Hochstrasser
Walter Hochstrasser (1901–1975) was a Swiss-born American artist who became a significant contributor to the Index of American Design, the New Deal-era federal project that created a comprehensive visual archive of American folk and decorative arts. Born in Switzerland in 1901, Hochstrasser emigrated to the United States and established himself as a watercolorist of considerable technical skill. T...