Toy Bank: Figure with Mule
Chris Makrenos
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.5 x 40.7 cm (12 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6" high; 10" long
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.8466
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 ...