Line Men

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Line Men

Object numberMO 1956.324

Name Print

Artist Morris Topchevsky (Polish-American, 1899 - 1947)

Dateca. 1930s

Mediumpaper

Dimensionsoverall H 11 3/4 in x W 9 1/8 in (29.8 cm x 23.2 cm )
plate marks H 9 in x W 7 in (22.9 cm x 17.8 cm )

DescriptionA colored etching - done in tones of rust, blue and white - depicting two linemen at the top of telephone or electric wire poles. The title is handwritten in pencil in the lower left: Line Men. The artist's signature is in the lower right: M. Topchevsky. Handwritten in the lower right: 2315 / 15x20 / cream.

Label TextThis print was created for the Illinois Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress
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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