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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.
On Staten Island
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

On Staten Island

Artifact IDMO 1956.239
Object Type Print
Artist (American, 1913 - 1987)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsplate marks H 7 7/8 in x W 9 7/8 in (20 cm x 25.1 cm )
 overall H 10 in x W 13 in (25.4 cm x 33 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white etching depicting a group of small dwellings with old trees, a fence, and goats in the foreground. The artist's signature is in pencil in the lower right below the image: Frank Besedick. The title is in pencil in the lower left below the image: On Staten Island. Printed below the image: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA. The number "21" is written in pencil in the lower right.
Historical NoteThis etching of a Staten Island, New York landscape 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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