Toy Bank: Frog
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.5 x 22.4 cm (11 5/8 x 8 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high; 4 3/8" in diameter
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.8478
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 ...