Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Three Lane Traffic
Artifact IDMO 1956.256
Object Type
Print
Artist
Harry Gottlieb
(Romanian-American, 1895 - 1992)
Date1937
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsframe H 18 1/4 in x W 21 1/2 in x D 3/4 in (46.4 cm x 54.6 cm x 1.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white lithographic print depicting a busy pedestrian street scene in New York City. It shows snow shovelers and pedestrians with umbrellas on a city sidewalk with a window in the background through which can be seen two portly men in a club. A penciled title is centered below the lithograph: THREE LANE TRAFFIC. The artist's signature is in pencil in the lower right corner below the image: Harry Gottlieb. Stamped in the lower left corner below the image: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA. The print is matted, glazed, and framed in a 1/2" black wood frame with gilt liner. The original backer paper is stored on the reverse. Attached to original backer are two stickers. One is a typed WPA Art Program Identification Card which gives the name of the artist, the state of origin, the medium of the artwork, and the title. The other sticker is the red and white sticker of the framer, Arax Gallery, Poughkeepsie, New York.
Historical NoteThe 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.
In Collection(s)
Not on view
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