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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.
Chuck Wagon Serenade
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Chuck Wagon Serenade

Artifact IDMO 1983.60
Object Type Painting
Artist (American, born 1917)
Date1940
Mediumgouache watercolor on canvas (?)
Dimensionsframe H 15 1/2 in x W 21 in x D 3/4 in (39.4 cm x 53.3 cm x 1.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn original, full gouache painting depicting a nighttime prairie scene with six cowboys singing to the accompaniment of a harmonica and a ukulele. It is signed by artist in the lower right: Bromberg 40. The title does not appear on the painting.

It is matted, glazed, and framed in 3/4" gilt wood frame with red undertones.
Historical NoteThis painting appears to be a preliminary study for Bromberg’s winning entry to the Fine Arts Section of the Federal Works Agency's Forty-eight State Mural Competition. The Forty-eight State Mural Competition, held in 1939, led to the selection of mural designs for one post office in each of the 48 states in the Union at that time. Bromberg was selected to create the mural for the Greybull, Wyoming Post Office.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Manuel Bromberg
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Not on view