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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.
Out to the Foot Lights
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Out to the Foot Lights

Artifact IDMO 1956.264
Object Type Print
Artist (American, 1907 - 1993)
Date1936
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 6 3/4 in x W 6 1/2 in (17.1 cm x 16.5 cm )
 image H 4 1/8 in x W 6 1/4 in (10.5 cm x 15.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white etching depicting an actor about to take the stage. It shows the stage with an actor standing at a partially parted curtain. The artist's signature is in pencil below the image in the lower right: Harlow Lent. The title is written in pencil below the image in the lower left: Out to the Foot Lights. The print is stamped on the reverse with a Works Progress Administration stamp with information regarding the etching including its register number (162-21) and the date (NOV 30 1936).
Historical NoteThis print was created for the Massachusetts 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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