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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.
Figurehead of a Bearded Man
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Figurehead of a Bearded Man

Artifact IDMO 1942.35.2
Object Type Painting
Artist (American, 1901 - 1969)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumwatercolor on paper
Dimensionsframe H 25 in x W 19 in x D 5/8 in (63.5 cm x 48.3 cm x 1.6 cm )
 image H 14 1/2 in x W 4 3/4 in (36.8 cm x 12.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn original watercolor painting of a ship's carved and stained pine figurehead of a bearded man in dark coat and blue trousers.

It is matted, glazed, and framed in a 3/4" whitewashed wood frame with a metal plaque at the bottom which reads: WPA FEDERAL ART PROJECT.
Historical NoteThis watercolor (Me. 1918 - Ca-39) was created for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Index of American Design by the Maine Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. It depicts a figurehead from an unknown vessel.




Additional Details
Custodial History NoteReceived by Franklin D. Roosevelt from the W.P.A. Index of American Design on September 19, 1941. Deposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 25, 1941.
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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