Vase
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.8 x 23 cm (11 5/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/4 High 3 3/4 Dia(top) 3 Dia(base)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.6028
About the Artist
Jessica Price
**Jessica Price** (American, active c. 1935) was a meticulous artist whose precise watercolor and gouache renderings played a vital role in documenting early American folk art during the Great Depression era. As part of the Index of American Design (IAD), a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Price contributed detailed studies that captured the craftsmanship of every...