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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.
Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania Portfolio
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania Portfolio

Artifact IDMO 1956.236.1-15
Object Type Portfolio
Collector (American, 1889 - 1961)
Collector (American, born 1910)
Date1941
Mediumcardboard, cardstock
Dimensions18 1/8 x 14 in. (46 x 35.6 cm)
Physical DescriptionA portfolio titled: Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania, Selected by the Index of American Design, Pennsylvania Art Project, Works Projects Administration. It contains an information page and fifteen individual silk screen prints (MO 1956.236.1-15) on cardboard.
Historical NoteThe prints in the portfolio were selected, adapted, and compiled from original sources by Frances Lichten and Austin Davison II. They were printed through the courtesy of a private sponsor.

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 Status(not entered)
In Collection(s)
Not on view