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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.
South of Chicago
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

South of Chicago

Artifact IDMO 1956.314
Object Type Engraving
Artist (Ukrainian-American, 1889 - 1949)
Date1937
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 10 1/2 in x W 12 1/2 in (26.7 cm x 31.8 cm )
 image H 8 1/16 in x W 10 1/16 in (20.5 cm x 25.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white wood engraving depicting an industrial scene in South Chicago. It shows two men shoveling snow in the foreground, and factory buildings in the background. The artist's signature is in pencil in the lower right below the image: Todros Geller 37. It is titled in pencil in the lower left below the image: South of Chicago 4/25. Handwritten in blue pencil in the lower right corner: 15x20 / cream satin / 23. Handwritten in pencil on the reverse lower left: 496.
Historical NoteThis print was created for the Pennsylvania Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. It was displayed at the New York World's Fair in 1940.
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.
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