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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.
Old State House, Boston
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Old State House, Boston

Object numberMO 1956.322
Name Engraving
Artist
Date1937
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 19 5/8 in x W 15 3/8 in (49.8 cm x 39.1 cm )
 image H 14 in x W 11 in (35.6 cm x 27.9 cm )
DescriptionA black and white linoleum engraving depicting the Old State House in Boston, Massachusetts amid the city's more modern buildings. In the forefront can be seen a crowd of cars and pedestrians on the street. The artist's engraved signature is in the lower right corner of print: S. Scot. The title is written in pencil in the lower left corner below image: Old State House, Boston. The artist's signature in pencil is in the lower right corner below the image: Stanley Scott. Handwritten in blue pencil near the bottom: 18x24 / cream satin. Handwritten in pencil on the reverse lower left: W.P.S. 1937 / Stanley Scott / Old State House / Linoleum Engraving / 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 / April 10/37. Also on the reverse, in blue pencil: 299-7.
Label TextThis print was created for the Massachusetts 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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