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

Passage

Artifact IDMO 1956.260
Object Type Engraving
Artist (American, 1894 - 1994)
Date1937
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsimage (visible in frame) H 11 1/4 in x W 8 3/8 in (28.6 cm x 21.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white wood engraving depicting two horses. It shows the heads of two dray horses in harnesses with an elevated railway and building windows above. The artist's engraved signature is in the lower right corner of image: IMLER. Stamped in the lower left corner below the image: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA. The title is written in pencil, centered below the image: Passage. The print is signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner below the image: E. Imler.
Historical NoteThe 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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