Trunk
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 36.7 x 53.7 cm (14 7/16 x 21 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 26" long; 13" high; 11" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.8101
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
John Thorsen · 1855–present
**John Thorsen (active c. 1935)** John Thorsen was an American artist active during the 1930s, best known for his contributions to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Little is documented about his early life, training, or formal artistic education, suggesting he may have been a self-taught practitioner whose skills aligned with the p...