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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Portrait of a Miner
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Portrait of a Miner

Object numberMO 1956.285
Artist (Russian-American, 1896 - 1977)
Date1938
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsimage H 12 in x W 8 3/4 in (30.5 cm x 22.2 cm )
overall H 15 7/8 in x W 11 1/4 in (40.3 cm x 28.6 cm )

DescriptionA black and white lithographic print depicting the head and shoulders of a miner wearing a lantern cap. The artist's printed signature is within the lithograph: WILLIAM S. SCHWARTZ - 1938. The print is signed in pencil in the lower right corner below the image: William S. Schwartz. Handwritten in pencil on the reverse: #1554 - Portrait of a Miner / March 3, 1938.
Label TextThis print was created for the Illinois Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
Additional Details
Credit LineAllocated by the U.S. Government, Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, 1935 - 1943. Held by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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