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

Barfly

Artifact IDMO 1956.246
Object Type Print
Artist (American, 1902 - 1981)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 14 1/2 in (27.9 cm x 36.8 cm )
 plate marks H 8 in x W 10 in (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA gray-scale etching depicting the profile head and shoulders of a man wearing a hat. The artist's initials (H D) form part of the print in the lower right corner. Printed below the image in the lower left: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WP. The title is written in pencil below the image, center: Barfly. The artist's initials are in pencil below the image in the lower right: H.D. Written at the bottom of the page, in pencil: Davis - Barfly.
Historical NoteThis etching 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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