Featherwork Patriotic Picture
Object numberMO 1944.96.18
Name
Featherwork
Maker
Unknown
Gifter
Amon G. Carter Sr.
Dateca. 1933-1944
Mediumfeather, paint, paper (cardboard)
Dimensionsoverall H 14 1/8 in x W 22 1/4 in (35.9 cm x 56.5 cm )
DescriptionA featherwork and paint picture featuring various American patriotic symbols. On a black background is the image of an eagle with outspread wings clutching arrows in its right talon and an olive branch in its left talon. A stars and stripes shield rests between the eagle’s legs, and the bird itself sits atop a partially furled flag on a flagpole.
Label TextThis patriotic picture, made using bird feathers, was sent to Franklin D. Roosevelt by Amon G. Carter Sr. (1879-1955), a Fort Worth, Texas newspaper publisher and philanthropist whose foundation later created the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth in 1961.Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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