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"Little Admiral" Carved Shop Figure

"Little Admiral" Carved Shop Figure

Object numberMO 1956.233
Name Painting
Artist (American, 1909 - 2000)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumwatercolor on paper
Dimensionsimage H 15 7/8 in x W 5 in (40.3 cm x 12.7 cm )
 overall H 20 1/4 in x W 13 3/8 in (51.4 cm x 34 cm )
DescriptionAn original watercolor painting of a carved and painted figure used as a signpost. It shows a man in Colonial era clothing. Written in pencil on the reverse: Fortuna.
Label TextThis watercolor was created for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Index of American Design by the Massachusetts Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Project Administration. It depicts a signpost used in 1770 by William Williams, a maker of mathematical instruments at One Long Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts.
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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