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

Driftwood

Artifact IDMO 1956.325
Object Type Print
Artist (American, 1908 - 1939)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsplate marks H 7 1/8 in x W 9 1/8 in (18.1 cm x 23.2 cm )
 overall H 9 1/8 in x W 11 1/8 in (23.2 cm x 28.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white carborundum print depicting two men seated under a bridge. Driftwood is piled before them to the left, and two tugs are visible in the background. The artist's signature is in pencil in the lower right: John Turner. The title is in pencil in the lower left: Driftwood 16/35. Handwritten in blue in the lower right: 15x20 / white. A watermark is impressed on the paper in the lower right: FRANCE.
Historical NoteThis print was created for the Pennsylvania 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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