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Artifact Road Trip - Massachusetts

Barns North Franklin, Mass.

By Lester Burbank Bridaham. This print was created for the Massachusetts Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.

Find out more about this #ArtifactRoadTrip engraving on our Digital Artifact Collection: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/11504

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Fri, 03 Jun 2022 10:01:02

Artifact Road Trip - Kansas

An oil painting done in dark, muddy colors. The background shows the problems and temptations facing the youth of the time, including crime, poverty, gambling, and homelessness. Brighter colors are used in the foreground which shows young people employed at a variety of jobs provided by the NYA. At the top center of the painting is a quote from FDR: "WE CAN ILL / AFFORD TO / LOSE THE / ENERGY / AND SKILL / OF THESE / YOUNG MEN / AND WOMEN / Franklin D. Roosevelt." The painting is framed in a 4" gilt wood frame.

This painting depicting the mission of the National Youth Administration (NYA) was created in 1936 by NYA artist Alden Krider for an exhibit at the Kansas State Fair. The NYA (1935-1943) was a New Deal agency that aided young adults (ages 16 to 25) during the Great Depression. It provided vocational training and work-study assistance for high school, college, and graduate students.

Find out more about this #ArtifactRoadTrip painting on our Digital Artifact Collection: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/29779

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Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:01:06

Artifact Road Trip - Iowa

An oil painting depicting a quilting party. It shows five women seated around a table working on a quilt, while a sixth woman is seated in a rocking chair in the forefront holding a baby. In the background, a bedroom can be seen through a doorway. The artist's signature is in the lower right: Dorothea Tomlinson 1934. The painting is framed in a 3 1/2" wood frame with red and gilt highlights. A metal plaque attached to the bottom center of the frame reads: PUBLIC WORKS OF ART PROJECT. Adhered to the lower left corner of the front of the frame is a printed sticker: 219.

Family Quilting

This painting by Dorothea Tomlinson Marquis of Des Moines, Iowa, was created for the Treasury Department’s Public Works of Art Project (PWAP). It was displayed at the Corcoran Gallery from April 24-May 20, 1934.

Black and white photograph of 5 women sitting around a table working on a quilt, one of the women in the foreground holding a doll.

Photograph of the women posing for the Family Quilting painting by Dorothea Tomlinson. Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Find out more about this #ArtifactRoadTrip carving on our Digital Artifact Collection: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/8367

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Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:00:36

Artifact Road Trip - Michigan

A glazed ceramic statuette of a clipped poodle. Various earth tones make up the finish.

This statuette of a clipped poodle by Detroit artist Walter Edward Speck was made for the Michigan Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.

Find out more about this #ArtifactRoadTrip sculpture on our Digital Artifact Collection: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/29357

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Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:00:34

Artifact Road Trip - Illinois

An oil painting depicting a Chicago scene in winter. It shows fenced yards, cars on a snowy street, and three people walking on the sidewalk. Skyscrapers are visible in the background. It is signed by artist in the lower left: CEIL / ROSENBERG. The canvas is attached to a stretcher and is framed in a 3" carved wood frame. A metal plaque attached to the bottom center of the frame reads: PUBLIC WORKS OF ART PROJECT. Affixed to the lower left corner of the frame is a paper sticker with "91" printed on it.

#ArtifactRoadTrip brings us to Illinois this week. “Snowy Days, Chicago” by Ceil Rosenberg is an oil painting that was created for the Treasury Department’s Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) in 1934.

Find out more about this painting on our Digital Artifact Collection: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/8376

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Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:01:13