Gilbert Sackerman

Gilbert Sackerman was an artist whose known activity centered primarily in the mid-1930s, documented between 1935 and 1936. His surviving works indicate a focused contribution to the Index of American Design (IAD), a major New Deal initiative dedicated to creating a graphic survey of American decorative arts and material culture. Sackerman is credited with fifteen Index of American Designs, suggesting his primary role involved the detailed illustration and rendering of historical objects.

This focused output includes studies held in significant public collections, establishing their museum-quality status. The National Gallery of Art holds several representative works by Sackerman, confirming the historical importance of his technical documentation.

Specific works preserved in collections include Balcony, alongside five studies of historical container design: four representations titled Bandbox, and one rendering of a Bandbox Cover. While his period of activity was concentrated, the surviving output documents a significant phase of federal patronage in the arts. These detailed Gilbert Sackerman prints are now frequently digitized, making high-quality, downloadable artwork available for academic study and public access.