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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.
Fort Independence Park
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Fort Independence Park

Artifact IDMO 1956.306
Object Type Print
Artist (Russian-American, 1889 - 1990)
Date1938
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 10 7/8 in x W 15 1/8 in (27.6 cm x 38.4 cm )
 plate marks H 9 in x W 11 7/8 in (22.9 cm x 30.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white dry point etching depicting a view of Fort Independence Park in the Bronx, New York. It shows a small house in a field as seen from the Fort Independence rooftop. The artist's facsimile name appears in the lower right corner of the image: A.M. DATZ. Printed below the image in the lower left: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA. The title is written in pencil below the image, center: Fort Independence Park. The artist's signature is in pencil below the image in the lower right: A. Mark Datz. The number "25" is written in pencil in the lower right corner.
Historical NoteThis print was created for the New York Art Project, 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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