Charlotte Angus

• Name — Charlotte M. Angus • Born — February 2, 1911 • Birthplace — Kansas City, Missouri, US • Died — May 12, 1989 • Place of death — Pulaski, Pennsylvania, US • Spouse — John Stefanak • Occupation — American artist • Illustration — Wool Comb (c.1937), watercolor by Charlotte Angus for the Index of American Design

A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Angus moved to Philadelphia when young and grew up in that city. She studied at the University of the Arts and the Graphic Sketch Club there before taking a job with an advertising agency, which she lost due to the Great Depression. She then, in 1936, became involved with the Federal Art Project, beginning by painting sets for the Federal Theater Project and continuing by contributing to the Index of American Design. Angus created over 60 works, primarily watercolors and graphite drawings of historical objects for the index, from quilts to cast iron fencing designs. At the end of the project in 1942 she studied drafting, taking a position as a draftswoman at the Naval Air Medical Center in Philadelphia. She also created posters for the Works Progress Administration. Angus married John Stefanak in 1947 and settled with him in southwestern Pennsylvania, where she continued to exhibit her art. She died in Pulaski, Pennsylvania, and is buried in Saint Ann's Cemetery in Hermitage.

• Illustration — Charlotte Angus, Log Cabin Quilt, watercolor, 1935-1942, NGA • Illustration — Charlotte Angus, Jar with Cover, watercolor, 1935-1942, NGA • Illustration — Charlotte Angus, Hooked Rug, watercolor, c. 1940, NGA • Illustration — Charlotte Angus, Cast Iron Fence, graphite, c. 1937, NGA • Illustration — Charlotte Angus, Air Raid Precautions, silkscreen, c. 1942, LOC • Illustration — Charlotte Angus, Don't Be A Drip!, silkscreen, c. 1942, LOC