Toy Kitchen
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 38.5 x 40.7 cm (15 3/16 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 1/4" wide; 5 1/8" deep; 10" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7798
Art Historical Context
**Toy Kitchen**, a captivating rendering by architect Philip Johnson and artist Mildred Ford, dates from 1935/1942 and vividly captures a charming miniature kitchen designed as a child's plaything. Measuring just 14¼ inches wide, 5⅛ inches deep, and inches high, this toy reflects early 20th-century American domestic, complete with pint-sized sink, stove, and cabinets—perfect for imaginative play that mirrored the era's homemaking ideals. Created as part of the Index of American Design (IAD), a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration, it preserves everyday objects that embo...