Index of American Design
- Location: Art Library
Call Number: Microfiche NK1403.I5 1979 - Index of American Design.
312 fiche.
Description
The collection consists of microfiche reproductions of over 15,000 artistrs renderings of American domestic art objects from settlement to 1900.
The microfiche edition of the Index of American Design is arranged in ten parts:
- Textiles, Costume
- Art and Design of Utopian and Religious Communities
- Architecture and Naive Art
- Tools, Hardware, Firearms and Vehicles
- Domestic Utensils
- Furniture and Decorative Accessories
- Wood Carving and Weathervanes
- Ceramics and Glass
- Silver, Copper, Pewter and Toleware
- Toys and Musical Instruments
The paintings were comissioned under the Federal Arts Project, W. P. A., and are now stored in the National Gallery of Art. Each of the ten parts of the Index of American Design is accompanied by a printed catalog contained on a single fiche. The Consolidated Catalog is in printed copy.
Index/Guide
The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of each microfilm reel in the collection:
- ART NK805.I5 1979
- The Consolidated Catalog to the Index of American Design.
