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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Artwork under copy…
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Artwork under copyright: Artwork © Mitchell Jamieson.
Painting of Country School Children
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Artwork under copy…
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Artwork under copyright: Artwork © Mitchell Jamieson.

Painting of Country School Children

Artifact IDMO 1941.3.94
Object Type Painting
Artist (American painter, 1915-1976)
Date1940
Mediumpainting: paper, paint (gouache)
frame: wood, plastic (acrylic), paper (mat board)
Dimensionsframe H 14 1/8 in x W 17 3/8 in x D 1 1/8 in (35.9 cm x 44.1 cm x 2.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA gouache painting of children at recess in front of a small country school in Dutchess County, New York. It depicts a group of children engaged in various activities in front of a one-room schoolhouse with a sign designating it as "SCHOOL 11." The children are engaged in various activities including several seated at a table with a teacher, some fighting with each other, a boy chasing chickens, and another boy pumping water from a well. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower right: Mitchell Jamieson.

The painting is glazed and framed in 1½" natural wood frame with a mat buffer.
Historical NoteIn May 1940, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr. commissioned artist Mitchell Jamieson to do a series of watercolor paintings of the Morgenthau property in East Fishkill, New York. Secretary and Mrs. Morgenthau were so pleased by the paintings that they arranged a similar commission of paintings of Hyde Park, New York to gift to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Jamieson completed 27 paintings in June 1940 while staying at a cottage on the Roosevelts' Val-Kill property. The paintings depict local scenes, the surrounding countryside, and the areas around Springwood, Top Cottage, and Val-Kill. This painting of children in a nearby schoolyard is one of several that did not strictly fall within his commission to paint Hyde Park scenes. Jamieson, however, decided to include it in the group of paintings.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesHudson River Valley Materials (National Archives Identifier 778818)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
Copyright© Mitchell Jamieson / 1940. Copyright or other proprietary rights are held by individuals or entities other than the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of these materials will not infringe on the rights of third parties holding the rights to these works, or make any representations or warranties with respect to the application or terms of any international agreement, treaty, or protections that may apply. It is your responsibility to determine and satisfy any copyright or other use restrictions. Pertinent regulations can be found at 36 C.F.R 1254.62.
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