Past Exhibition

Index of American Design

This painting depicts an angel in flight, facing the left and playing a trumpet. The angel's wings are spread out behind them, and their feet are extended out horizontally to the right. A small rod or post extends downward from the torso of the angel. The angel is entirely painted in shades of yellow, reddish-brown, and gray, reminiscent of weathered metal with patches of rust. Small rivets are visible at joints and edges of the angel, which appears to be comprised of small panels. The background of the painting is plain beige paper.
Lucille Chabot, Gabriel Weather Vane, c. 1939, watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper, Index of American Design, 1943.8.9505

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    West Building, Ground Floor, Graphics Galleries GS-11, GS-12, GS-13, GS-14 (3,000 sq. ft.)
This painting depicts an angel in flight, facing the left and playing a trumpet. The angel's wings are spread out behind them, and their feet are extended out horizontally to the right. A small rod or post extends downward from the torso of the angel. The angel is entirely painted in shades of yellow, reddish-brown, and gray, reminiscent of weathered metal with patches of rust. Small rivets are visible at joints and edges of the angel, which appears to be comprised of small panels. The background of the painting is plain beige paper.
Lucille Chabot, Gabriel Weather Vane, c. 1939, watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper, Index of American Design, 1943.8.9505

Overview: 85 examples were chosen from the 17,000 renderings of American decorative arts, to illustrate the breadth of this federal work project. The exhibition was arranged in 4 geographical areas.

Organization: Laurie Weitzenkorn was the coordinator. This was one of a group of small exhibitions of graphics, Nineteenth-Century America on Paper: Four Exhibitions, opening at the same time.

Attendance: 50,948

Brochure: The Index of American Design, by Nancy E. Allyn. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1984.

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