Figurehead from the State of Maine

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Figurehead from the State of Maine

Object numberMO 1956.227

Name Painting

Artist John H. Davis

Dateca. 1930s

Mediumwatercolor

Dimensionsimage H 7 3/4 in x W 12 1/8 in (19.7 cm x 30.8 cm )
overall H 15 1/4 in x W 20 in (38.7 cm x 50.8 cm )

DescriptionAn original watercolor painting of a ship's carved representation of the seal of the State of Maine. It shows two male figures -- one with an anchor and the other with a bundle of wheat -- standing with a scene of Maine between them. Written on a banner above the figures is: DIRICO.

Label TextThis watercolor was created for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Index of American Design by the Maine Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. It depicts a carving from the paddle wheeler, STATE OF MAINE, built in Bath, Maine in 1882.
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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