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Announced · Opens 16 Jan 2027

Women and the Index of American Design

Carmel Wilson, Silk Couch Cover, c. 1938, watercolor and graphite on paperboard, 29.2 x 36.5 cm. National Gallery of Art, Index of American Design, 1943.8.347

Carmel Wilson, Silk Couch Cover, c. 1938, watercolor and graphite on paperboard, 29.2 x 36.5 cm. National Gallery of Art, Index of American Design, 1943.8.347 · License

Women and the Index of American Design opens at National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States, on January 16, 2027 and runs to June 13, 2027.

Last verified October 28, 2026 · Official source ↗

This installation highlights watercolors created by women artists for the US government's Index of American Design between 1935 and 1942. On view at the National Gallery of Art, the featured works illustrate historical American decorative and folk art objects, including toys, embroideries, quilt patterns, weather vanes, and everyday household items.

Venue

  1. National Gallery of Art
    Washington, D.C., United States · January 16 – June 13, 2027
    Opens 16 Jan 2027

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Carmel Wilson, Silk Couch Cover, c. 1938, watercolor and graphite on paperboard, 29.2 x 36.5 cm. National Gallery of Art, Index of American Design, 1943.8.347

Carmel Wilson, Silk Couch Cover, c. 1938, watercolor and graphite on paperboard, 29.2 x 36.5 cm. National Gallery of Art, Index of American Design, 1943.8.347 · License · Source ↗