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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.
In Old Philadelphia
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

In Old Philadelphia

Object numberMO 1956.300
Artist (Italian-American, 1914 - 2002)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsplate marks H 11 1/2 in x W 9 in (29.2 cm x 22.9 cm )
overall H 14 1/4 in x W 11 1/4 in (36.2 cm x 28.6 cm )

DescriptionA color carborundum etching print depicting children playing in a narrow street in Philadelphia. The title is in pencil below the image in the lower left: In Old Philadelphia 19/30. The print is the 19th of 30 impressions. The artist's signature is in pencil below the image in the lower left: Gerardo Belfiore.
Label TextThis print was created for the Pennsylvania 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.
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Non exposé