National Gallery of Art - THE COLLECTION

INDEX OF AMERICAN DESIGN

The Index of American Design consists of approximately 18,000 watercolor renderings of American decorative arts objects from the colonial period through the nineteenth century. Produced between 1935 and 1942, this visual archive reflects the expanding interest in American material culture that began to emerge at that time. The following tours of the Index of American Design are available as slide programs from the Department of Education Resources: Free Loan Programs.