Vase
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 25.2 x 38.3 cm (9 15/16 x 15 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 7/8" High(overall) 4 1/8" Dia(max) 2 7/8" Dia(opening) 2 5/8"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
1943.8.7468
Art Historical Context
**Vase, by Byron Dingman (c 1938)** This delicate rendering of a vase captures the essence of American craftsmanship through Byron Dingman's skilled hand. Created as part of the Index of American Design (IAD), a WPA Federal Art Project from the 1930s, the work uses watercolor, graphite, pen ink on paperboard to meticulously document a historic vase measuring 7 7/8 inches high, with a maximum diameter of4 1/8 inches. Dingman, one of over 200 artists involved in the IAD, employed precise lines and subtle color washes to highlight the vase's graceful proportions—from its 2 7/8-inch opening to it...
About the Artist
Byron Dingman
Byron Dingman (1886–1951) was an American artist whose career, though sparsely documented in personal terms, gained significance through his contributions to the Index of American Design, a New Deal-era Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Active primarily in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Dingman produced meticulous renderings of everyday American folk art objects, ...