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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.
WPA Block Printed Wall Hanging
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

WPA Block Printed Wall Hanging

Artifact IDMO 1970.117a
Object Type Hanging
Artist (American, 1912 - 2008)
Dateca. 1930s
Mediumcotton, paint
Dimensionsoverall H 49 in x W 64 in (124.5 cm x 162.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA block printed wall hanging in tones of blue, red, and black on off-white muslin. It depicts factories, machinery, and men working. Stamped on the reverse in the lower right: WPA / Handcraft / Project / #8601 / Milwaukee / Wisconsin / Sponsored by / Milwaukee / County / and / Milwaukee / State / Teachers / College.
Historical NoteThis wall hanging was created for the Milwaukee Handicraft Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. This is one of three (MO 1970-117a-c) Florence Kawa block printed wall hangings found among Eleanor Roosevelt’s belongings after Mrs. Roosevelt’s death.

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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