Waffle Iron
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.9 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" wide; 2 1/2" deep
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.15969
Art Historical Context
Behold Florence Stevenson's *Waffle Iron* (c. 1937), a meticulous rendering from the Index of American Design (IAD), now housed in the National Gallery of Art. Created with watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper (27.9 x 35.5 cm), this work captures the humble yet ingenious form of a 7-inch-wide, 2½-inch-deep waffle iron—an everyday artifact of American domestic life. As part of the IAD, a Works Progress Administration (WPA) initiative during the Great Depression (1935–1942), Stevenson's piece exemplifies a nationwide effort to document and celebrate the nation's folk art, crafts, and ...