Eva Noe

Eva Noe was an artist active during the mid-1930s, working primarily within the context of the Index of American Design. The documented period of their activity spans 1935 to 1940, a time characterized by government support for arts documentation initiatives.

Noe’s known artistic output consists of detailed renderings created for the Index of American Design, a federal project established to create a comprehensive pictorial survey of American decorative and folk art from the colonial period through the nineteenth century. Eleven such designs are represented in museum collections. These works are meticulous, focusing on specific object studies, including multiple documented renderings titled Headdress.

The largest collection of Eva Noe’s work is held by the National Gallery of Art. Because the artworks were produced under a federal commission, many of the high-quality drawings and studies have entered the public domain, making Eva Noe prints and related documentation widely accessible for academic study and research. These museum-quality illustrations are valued for their technical precision and historical detail.