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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.
Illustration for Franklin Roosevelt at Hyde Park: Front View of Springwood
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Illustration for Franklin Roosevelt at Hyde Park: Front View of Springwood

Object numberMO 1956.134
Name Drawing
Artist (American painter and printmaker, 1904-1981)
Date1949
Mediumdrawing: paper (illustration board), ink, paint (gouache)
frame: wood, plastic (acrylic)
Dimensionssheet H 15 in x W 21 7/8 in x D 3/4 in (38.1 cm x 55.6 cm x 1.9 cm )
Descriptiona) An original pen and ink and ink wash drawing with gouache highlights of Springwood, the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. It depicts a full view of the house as seen from the tree-studded front lawn. Estate groundsman, Charles Van Curan, is seen raking in front of the home. The drawing is signed by the artist in ink in the lower left of the image: Olin Dows © 1949. The number "4151-9" is stamped in the lower right corner.

On the reverse of the drawing is a handwritten note in ink describing the image: Front view of the Home. Originally built about 1826 added to in 1845-67 remodeled in 1915 by Francis L. V. Hoppin. Charlie Van Curan is raking the road and sweeping the steps.

b) A non-original 1" white-washed wood frame with acrylic glazing for the drawing, now stored separately.
Label TextThis drawing is one in a series of original ink wash drawings created by Olin Dows for his book, "Franklin Roosevelt at Hyde Park," published in 1949 by American Artists Group, Inc. Olin Dows spent two years writing the text and drawing the book's 174 illustrations. This illustration appears on page 123 of the book.

The Dows family had been lifelong friends and neighbors of the Roosevelts and were frequent guests at events at Hyde Park, NY and in Washington, DC, both before and during the presidency. In 1939, Olin Dows received a commission to design and paint the murals in the Rhinebeck, NY Post Office. In 1941, at the suggestion of President Roosevelt, Dows was commissioned to design and paint the murals in the Hyde Park Post Office as well, and worked closely with FDR in the conception and design of the murals.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Olin Dows in 1955.
Credit LineGift of Olin Dows
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesHudson River Valley Materials (National Archives Identifier 778818)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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