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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.
Deserted House
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Deserted House

Artifact IDMO 1956.259
Object Type Print
Artist (American, 1910 - 1995)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 11 1/2 in x W 16 3/4 in (29.2 cm x 42.5 cm )
 image H 7 7/8 in x W 14 1/2 in (20 cm x 36.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white lithographic print depicting an abandoned house. It shows a small house on a desolate, treeless landscape. The title is in pencil below the image in the lower left: Deserted House. The artist's signature is in pencil in the lower right: Richard Hood.
Historical NoteThis print was created for the Pennsylvania Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. It was displayed at the New York World's Fair in 1940.
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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