Ann Gene Buckley

Ann Gene Buckley was active in the mid-1930s, with documented professional activity spanning 1935 to 1936. Buckley’s primary output consists of records created for the index of american designs, a governmental undertaking focused on documenting historical and contemporary decorative arts and utilitarian objects.

The artist's work is held in major American collections, including the National Gallery of Art. The fifteen designs attributed to Ann Gene Buckley represented in museum collections focus on precise, detailed studies of consumer goods and decorative objects.

Specific works documented by Buckley include textile and fashion accessories, such as a Bag and Dancing Slipper, alongside domestic items like a Mug and a Book Cover. The documented works also extend to specialized industrial designs, exemplified by the study titled Mecha (Cigarette Lighter). These precise illustrations offer museum-quality documentation of material culture from the era. Due to their institutional origins, many of these Ann Gene Buckley prints and design records are now available in the public domain for research and study.