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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.
Fishermen's Village
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Fishermen's Village

Object numberMO 1956.332
Name Painting
Artist (American, 1914 - 1998)
Date1937
Mediumwatercolor and gouache over pencil on paper
Dimensionsframe H 26 5/8 in x W 31 1/2 in x D 3/4 in (67.6 cm x 80 cm x 1.9 cm )
 painting H 20 1/8 in x W 25 1/8 in (51.1 cm x 63.8 cm )
DescriptionAn original watercolor painting depicting a fishing village. It shows fishing boats and buildings at a wharf. A small yellow and blue steamboat is seen at the dock in the foreground. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower left: E.D. Lewandowski. The title is inscribed on the painting below the mat.

The painting is glazed (acrylic), matted, and framed in a whitewashed 1" wood frame. Attached to the bottom is a brass plaque engraved: WPA ART PROGRAM.
Label TextThis painting was created for the Wisconsin 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.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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