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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.
Sweeping the Snows of 'Petrouchka'
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Sweeping the Snows of 'Petrouchka'

Artifact IDMO 1956.270
Object Type Print
Artist (American, 1891 - 1967)
Date1936
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsimage H 10 in x W 12 1/4 in (25.4 cm x 31.1 cm )
 overall H 11 1/2 in x W 15 7/8 in (29.2 cm x 40.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white lithographic print depicting a group of men using push brooms to sweep simulated snow from a large stage. Printed below the image in the lower left: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA. The title is written in pencil below the image, center: Sweeping the Snows of 'Petrouchka'. The artist's signature is in pencil below the image in the lower right: Kyra Markham '36. On the reverse is a Works Progress Administration label with information about the lithograph including its project number (65-1699X) and its date (9/18/36).
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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