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  • Roy E. King, 1936 Oct. 13

    Roy E. King

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    Title: [Roy E. King].
    Date:1936 Oct. 13
    Physical Details: Photographic print : 1 : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm.
    Creator: M. Donough, photographer
    Description: King working on a sculpture.

    Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 235 East 42nd Street; New York City
    Sculpture; Location: 6 E. 39th St., N.Y. City; Date: 10/13/36; Negative No.: 1686-1; Photographer: McDonough
    Identification on accompanying label (typewritten): Heroic Art for West Point: - One of the four pieces of marble statuary being finished by the WPA Federal Art Project for the United States Military Academy at West Point. They will adorn the cadet mess hall, Washington Hall, which already houses a large mural painting and a 500-foot square stained glass window produced by the WPA Federal Art Project. Other military organizations in the New York are [sic] have received hundreds of allocations from the Art Project.
    Subjects: Art and state / Artists at or with their work / Federal aid to the arts / New Deal, 1933-1939 / Roy E. King / Sculpture / West Point, N.Y.
    Forms part of: Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, 1935-1942
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    Citation: [Roy E. King], 1936 Oct. 13 / M. Donough, photographer. Photographic print : 1 : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm. Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, 1935-1942. Archives of American Art.
    Copyright: AAA Copyright Policy
    Digital ID: 2198


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