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

Central Park Idyll

Artifact IDMO 1956.250
Object Type Engraving
Artist (American, 1901 - 1990)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 11 1/4 in x W 8 3/4 in (28.6 cm x 22.2 cm )
 image H 8 3/4 in x W 6 5/8 in (22.2 cm x 16.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white wood engraving print depicting a large man in an overcoat and striped pants feeding a swan in New York City's Central Park. A liveried chauffeur and limousine wait in the background. The artist's signature is printed in the lower right: Eichenberg. Printed below the image: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / N.Y.C. W.P.A. The title is handwritten in pencil in the lower left: Central Park Idyll. The artist's signature is in the lower right: Fritz Eichenberg. Handwritten in the lower right: 10.
Historical NoteThis engraving 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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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