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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.
Figurehead from the USS Constitution
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Figurehead from the USS Constitution

Artifact IDMO 1956.228
Object Type Painting
Artist
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumwatercolor on paper
Dimensionsimage H 14 3/8 in x W 9 5/8 in (36.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
 frame D 5/8 in (1.6 cm )
 frame H 25 1/8 in (63.8 cm )
 frame (extra frame - empty) H 23 3/4 in x W 19 1/8 in (60.3 cm x 48.6 cm )
 frame (extra frame - empty) W 18 3/4 in x D 5/8 in (47.6 cm x 1.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn original watercolor painting of a ship's carved figurehead of Hercules, showing a profile view of a nude man wearing a long, hooded cloak.

It is matted, glazed, and framed in a 3/4" whitewashed wood frame with a metal plaque at the bottom which reads: WPA FEDERAL ART PROJECT.
Historical NoteThis watercolor was created for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Index of American Design by the New York City Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. It depicts a figurehead thought to have been carved in Boston in 1846 for the frigate, USS CONSTITUTION.
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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