"Turk's Head" Mold
Isadore Goldberg
c. 1940
Medium
pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 22.4 x 30 cm (8 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 3/8 Dia. 1 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
1943.8.6024
About the Artist
Isadore Goldberg
Isadore Goldberg (b. 1904), an American artist, gained recognition through his contributions to the Index of American Design, a New Deal-era initiative under the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. Active primarily in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Goldberg produced meticulous renderings of everyday American objects, capturing the essence of folk craftsmanship during a time when ...