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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.
Afternoon in Central Park
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Afternoon in Central Park

Artifact IDMO 1956.307
Object Type Print
Artist (American, 1895 - 1968)
Date1936
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 11 1/2 in x W 16 in (29.2 cm x 40.6 cm )
 image H 9 3/4 in x W 13 in (24.8 cm x 33 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white lithographic print depicting a scene in New York City’s Central Park. It shows a road and pathways in the park's foreground, and city buildings rising up in the background. Printed below the image in the lower left: MADE BY W.P.A. / FEDERAL ART PROJECT / N.Y.C. The title is written in pencil below the image, center: Afternoon in Central Park. The artist's signature is in pencil below the image in the lower right: Adolf Dehn '36". The number "1" 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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