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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.
WPA Sewing Room
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

WPA Sewing Room

Artifact IDMO 1998.21.1
Object Type Print
Artist (American, 1887 - 1971)
Date1939
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsimage H 5 in x W 7 1/4 in (12.7 cm x 18.4 cm )
 overall H 9 in x W 12 in (22.9 cm x 30.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white linoleum block print depicting women working in a sewing room operated by a Works Progress Administration (WPA) adult education project in Enid, Oklahoma. Written in ink under the print in the lower left: W.P.A. Sewing Room. The artist's original ink signature and the date are below image in the lower right: Eva Rawlins, 1939.
Historical NoteThis print was created for the Oklahoma Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. This is one of three identical prints (MO 1998.21.1-3) sent to Eleanor Roosevelt by the artist (an art instructor) in March 1939.
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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