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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.
Abigail Jones Prop.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Abigail Jones Prop.

Artifact IDMO 2006.265
Object Type Print
Artist (Hungarian-American, 1889 - 1969)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 13 in x W 16 7/8 in (33 cm x 42.9 cm )
 plate marks H 10 in x W 13 3/4 in (25.4 cm x 34.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white etching depicting a country store. It shows an exterior view of the front of the store with its wares displayed outside and in the store windows. A lone female figure is browsing merchandise on the porch. Mounted on the roof of the porch is a sign that reads: ABIGAIL JONES PROP. The title is in pencil below the image in the lower left: Abigail Jones Prop. The artist's signature is in pencil below the image in the lower right: A. A. Blum.
Historical NoteThis etching was created for the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
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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