Zoar Floor Lighting Device
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 39.7 x 49.3 cm (15 5/8 x 19 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 61 1/2" high; 11" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.3876
Art Historical Context
**Zoar Floor Lighting Device *Carol Larson,. 1938* color and graphite on paper, 39.7 × 49. cm (15⅝ × 19⁷⁄₁₆ in.) *Index of American Design, National Gallery of ArtStep into the illuminating world of American folk design with Carol Larson's *Zoar Lighting Device*, a precise 1938 rendering the Index of American Design This WPA Federal Art Project commissioned artists during the Great Depression to document everyday objects, preserving the nation's cultural heritage through detailed watercolor studies. Larson's work captures a tall, elegant floor—originally 61½ high and 11 inches wide the c...