Sunday Papers
Object numberMO 1956.213
Name
Drawing
Gifter
Eleanor Roosevelt
Artist
Thomas L. Rost Jr.
(American, 1909 - 2004)
Dateca. 1934-1935
Mediumink and paint on paper
Dimensionsimage (visible in frame) H 13 1/4 in x W 19 1/2 in (33.7 cm x 49.5 cm )
DescriptionAn original ink and wash drawing in sepia tones depicting young men seated on foot lockers in a CCC barracks reading newspapers with a free standing fireplace on the right. The title and artist's signature in pen is in the lower right: Sunday Papers / Tom Rost, Jr. / Camp Honey Creek. On the reverse is information on the painting and the address of the artist: Sunday Papers / By Tom Rost, Jr., / Honey Creek Parkway / Wauwatosa, Wisconsin / $20.00.
Label TextThe drawing's artist, Thomas L. Rost, Jr., was employed at CCC Camp No. 3, Honey Creek Parkway, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Eleanor Roosevelt gave this drawing to President Roosevelt as a Christmas gift in 1937.Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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.Collections
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