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

Oilers

Artifact IDMO 1956.312
Object Type Engraving
Artist (American, 1909 - 1991)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsplate marks H 6 1/8 in x W 4 3/8 in (15.6 cm x 11.1 cm )
 overall H 10 in x W 6 5/8 in (25.4 cm x 16.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white engraving depicting three men - two of whom are seated on a sofa - in conversation. Two of the men are wearing sunflowers in their lapels and are apparently trying to convince the third. The artist's printed initials (LF) are in the lower right corner of image. The print is titled and signed in pencil below the image: Oilers W. LeRoy Flint. Printed below the image: FEDERAL ART PROJECT NO. 1.
Historical NoteThis print was created for the Ohio 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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