Cecily Edwards

Cecily Edwards was an artist documented as active in 1936. Her known professional contributions relate primarily to her role within the Index of American Design (IAD), a federal art project administered under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This initiative sought to document and illustrate American decorative arts and folk objects prior to 1900.

Edwards contributed at least nine designs to the IAD collection. These works focus on detailed, historical renderings of everyday objects and textiles. Examples of the works she produced include the designs for a Candlestick, a Clay Flower Jar, and various domestic textile documentation such as a Handkerchief Folder, Rag Doll, and Rag Doll Bodice.

These historically significant renderings are preserved today in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., lending them museum-quality status as cultural records. As government-sponsored works, many of Cecily Edwards's designs are now in the public domain, making the high-quality reproductions available as downloadable artwork for scholarly and personal use.