Wooden Doll
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 26 cm (14 x 10 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 16 3/4" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.15483
Art Historical Context
**Wooden Doll** *Jane Iverson, c. 1936* Watercolor, graphite, andache on paper, 35.5 × 26 cm (14 × 10¼ in.) *Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art* Created by artist Jane Iverson around 1936, *Wooden Doll* is a meticulous rendering from the Index of American Design, a landmark WPA Federal Art Project (1935–1942). This initiative employed hundreds of artists during the Great Depression to document everyday American folk art objects through vibrant, precise watercolors, preserving cultural heritage amid economic hardship. Iverson's sheet captures a charming 16¾-inch-high woode...
About the Artist
Jane Iverson
Jane Iverson is an artist whose biographical details — including her dates, nationality, and training — are not well represented in the major art historical reference sources currently available. The limited documentation surrounding her career makes it difficult to characterize her practice in relation to any specific school, movement, or period. Works attributed to Iverson in museum collections...