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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.
Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania, Plate 1: From a Box, 1777
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania, Plate 1: From a Box, 1777

Artifact IDMO 1956.236.1
Object Type Print
Collector (American, 1889 - 1961)
Collector (American, born 1910)
Date1941
Mediumcardstock
Dimensionssheet (print) H 18 1/8 in x W 14 in (46 cm x 35.6 cm )
 folder H 18 1/4 in x W 14 in x D 1/2 in (46.4 cm x 35.6 cm x 1.3 cm )
 sheet (introduction page) H 18 in x W 13 1/4 in (45.7 cm x 33.7 cm )
Physical Descriptiona) A silk screen print of a flower design in blue, red, and mustard yellow on a white background. The text below the image reads: FROM A BOX / 1777 / FOLK ART OF RURAL PENNSYLVANIA PLATE No. 1 INDEX OF AMERICAN DESIGN PENNA ART PROJECT W P A. On the reverse of the print is a line drawing and explanation of the 1777 box from which the design was inspired.

b) The series folder for prints MO 1956.236.1-15 from the Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania, Selected by the Index of American Design, Pennsylvania Art Project, Works Projects Administration.

c) Series introduction page.
Historical NoteThis print is from a portfolio of 15 silkscreen prints titled: Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania, Selected by the Index of American Design, Pennsylvania Art Project, Works Projects Administration (MO 1956.236.1-15). The prints in the portfolio were selected, adapted, and compiled from original sources by Frances Lichten and Austin Davison II. They were printed through the courtesy of a private sponsor.

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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