WPA Block Printed Wall Hanging
Object numberMO 1970.117a
Name
Hanging
Artist
Florence Kathryn Kawa
(American, 1912 - 2008)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumfabric (cotton muslin), paint
Dimensionsoverall H 49 in x W 64 in (124.5 cm x 162.6 cm )
DescriptionA block printed wall hanging in tones of blue, red, and black on off-white muslin. It depicts factories, machinery, and men working. Stamped on the reverse in the lower right: WPA / Handcraft / Project / #8601 / Milwaukee / Wisconsin / Sponsored by / Milwaukee / County / and / Milwaukee / State / Teachers / College.
Label TextThis wall hanging was created for the Milwaukee Handicraft Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. This is one of three (MO 1970-117a-c) Florence Kawa block printed wall hangings found among Eleanor Roosevelt’s belongings after Mrs. Roosevelt’s death.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.Collections
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