Ralph N. Morgan

Ralph N. Morgan was an artist active during a concentrated period of American artistic documentation, working primarily between 1935 and 1941. Morgan is known exclusively for their contributions to the Index of American Design, a large-scale federal project dedicated to recording and preserving historic American decorative arts and material culture.

Twelve documented designs attributed to Morgan are preserved in museum collections, confirming the artist's focused expertise in textiles and folk patterns. The known subject matter centers on the meticulous rendering of domestic patterns, including examples such as Calico Print, Patchwork Quilt, and several related studies titled Quilt Pattern and Quilt. These works serve as detailed, high-quality prints documenting early American craft and design.

The verifiable artistic archive of Ralph N. Morgan is maintained within the collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., which holds the complete Index of American Design. As works originating from this project, many of the Ralph N. Morgan prints are considered public domain, ensuring that this museum-quality documentation remains accessible for researchers and historical preservation efforts worldwide.