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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.
Arc Welder
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Arc Welder

Artifact IDMO 1956.269
Object Type Print
Artist (American, born 1907)
Date1939
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsplate marks H 9 7/8 in x W 8 in (25.1 cm x 20.3 cm )
 overall H 17 1/4 in x W 11 1/2 in (43.8 cm x 29.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white aquatint etching depicting a welder at work. He is shown in the foreground wearing a helmet and using a torch, while a workman with a sledgehammer is seen in the background. Printed in the lower left: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / N.Y.C. W.P.A. Handwritten in pencil at the bottom center: ARC WELDER. The artist's signature is in the lower right: Mack. The number "25" is written in pencil in lower right corner.
Historical NoteThe print was created by Harry Francis Mack for the New York Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. Mack worked for the New York Art Project from 1935 to 1939.
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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