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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.
Sunlight in the Timber
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Sunlight in the Timber

Artifact IDMO 1956.206
Object Type Painting
Artist (American, 1912 - 1989)
Date1935
Mediumwatercolor on cardstock
Dimensionsoverall H 11 1/2 in x W 15 5/8 in (29.2 cm x 39.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn original watercolor painting of two Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees working in the woods. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower left corner: Edmond J. Fitzgerald '35. Written in ink on the bottom of the tape bordering the painting: Sunlight in the Timber. On the back of the painting, written in pencil: Sunlight in the Timber / By E. J. Fitzgerald, / Salt Water State Park, Camp SP-11, / Seattle, Washington.
Historical NoteThe painting's artist, Edmond J. Fitzgerald was briefly assigned to Salt Water State Park, Camp SP-11 in Seattle, Washington to depict CCC work underway at the camp. Fitzgerald’s painting was received at the White House on May 27, 1935.
Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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