Weather Vane
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.9 x 22.2 cm (11 3/8 x 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 24" high; 26" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.16141
Art Historical Context
**Weather Vane** *Rollington Campbell, c. 1936* Graphite on paperboard, 28.9 × 22.2 cm (11 ⅜ × 8 ¾ in.) *Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art* by artist Rollington Campbell around 1936, this graphite drawing on paperboard captures the form of a traditional American weather vane, originally measuring 24 inches high 26 inches wide. As part of the Index of American Design—a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression—this work exemplifies a national effort to document and celebrate everyday American folk art and craftsmanship....