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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.
"Cuernavaca" Town, Mexico
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

"Cuernavaca" Town, Mexico

Object numberMO 1956.296
Name Print
Artist (Mexican-American, born 1903)
Date1936
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsimage H 8 1/4 in x W 6 1/2 in (21 cm x 16.5 cm )
DescriptionA black and white etching depicting a street scene in Cuernavaca, a Mexican village. Various figures - including a man leading a cow - are seen on the street. Houses are visible on either side of the street. The artist's signature is in pencil below the image in the lower left: A. XIMENEZ. Printed below the signature: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA. The title is written in pencil below the image, center to lower right: Cuernavaca Town / Mexico. On the reverse is the remains of a paper label for the Works Progress Administration with information regarding the artist, title, medium, project number (65-1699X) and the date (8/21/36). The label is also date stamped: SEP 5 1936.
Label TextThis print was created for the New York 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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