American Model: Origins of the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project
Words on Pictures: Romana and the New York Public Library’s Picture Collection . edited by Anthony T. Troncale. New York: Photo | Verso Publications, LLC , 2020. ISBN 978-1-7346409-0-8 (hardcover) Identifiers ISBN 978-1-7346409-1-5 (ebook) American Model: Origins of the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project American 20th Century Teapot, 1935/1942 watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper overall: 20 x 25.4 cm (7 7/8 x 10 in.) Index of American Design 1943.8.16986 IAD-20140728-0019.jpg One of the more successful projects emanating from the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project was one of its first: The Index of American Design. Its origins came from users of the Picture Collection like Ruth Reeves, the textile designer who was working on a major commission to design the rugs and tapestries for the new Radio City Music Hall in 1932. Reeves would often discuss the ...