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Figurehead from the Nightingale

Figurehead from the Nightingale

Object numberMO 1953.1361
Name Painting
Artist (American, born 1911)
Date1937
Mediumwatercolor on paper
Dimensionsoverall H 12 in x W 16 3/8 in (30.5 cm x 41.6 cm )
 image H 7 in x W 11 1/4 in (17.8 cm x 28.6 cm )
DescriptionAn original watercolor painting of a ship's figurehead. It depicts an eagle's head. Written in pencil on the reverse: Frances Cohen / May 10, 1937.
Label TextThis watercolor was created for the Massachusetts Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. It depicts a figurehead from the NIGHTINGALE, a former slave ship that was converted into an armed cruiser during the Civil War.
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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