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

Refugee Woman

Artifact IDMO 1956.281
Object Type Print
Artist (American, 1906 - 1992)
Date1939
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsimage H 10 in x W 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm )
 overall H 16 in x W 11 1/2 in (40.6 cm x 29.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white lithographic print depicting the face of a refugee woman. The artist's printed signature is in the lower left corner: Rackley. Printed below the image in the lower left: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA. The title is written in pencil below the image, center: Refugee Woman. The artist's signature is in pencil below the image in the lower right: M Rackley. The number "25" is written in pencil in the lower right corner.
Historical NoteThis print 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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