Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Figurehead from the Revenue
Artifact IDMO 1956.226
Object Type
Painting
Artist
Stanley Jerome Hoxie
(American, 1895 - 1981)
Date1937
Mediumwatercolor on paper
Dimensionsmat H 16 in x W 20 in (40.6 cm x 50.8 cm )
sheet (image sheet) H 12 in x W 15 1/8 in (30.5 cm x 38.4 cm )
sheet (image sheet) H 12 in x W 15 1/8 in (30.5 cm x 38.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn original watercolor painting of a ship's carved figurehead of the head and torso of a Moor in a red turban and blue and gold clothing. The artist's signature is along the bottom edge: S. JEROME HOXIE / '37. Written on the reverse in ink: Conn - Ca - 15 / JEROME HOXIE / PH / BIN 41. Also on the reverse is stamped: INDEX OF AMERICAN / DESIGN / CONN. Wood Carving 15 [written in pencil]. "PH" stamped on the reverse several times in purple ink. The watercolor is housed In a window mat.
Historical NoteThis watercolor was created for the Works Projects Administration (WPA) Index of American Design by the Connecticut Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. It depicts a figurehead from the ship, REVENUE.The original figurehead is in the collection of the Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Connecticut.
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.In Collection(s)
Not on view