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  • Collection: Eleanor Roosevelt: We Make Our Own History

Drop Leaf Table, Val-Kill Industries

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A table produced by Val-Kill industries.

Eleanor inspecting Val-Kill

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An Incident in Contemporary American Life

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A mural designed by Mitchell Jamieson that depicts Marian Anderson's concert at the Lincoln Memorial. The mural resides in the Department of the Interior Building, Washington, D.C.

Statuette of Eleanor Roosevelt

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Small, hand-carved statue of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt made by an artist associated with the WPA. The base of the statue contains the inscription "Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt".

Political Cartoon of ER

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A political cartoon drawn for Eleanor Roosevelt's seventieth birthday for "Here and Now".

The Expectant Thistles

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A print on paper by artist George Biddle. Depicts donkeys in various states of repose and decay in a loosely American southwest setting.

Wall Hanging

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"Letter from a Listener"

An excerpt from Eleanor Roosevelt's radio program.

"Interview with Ruth Brall"

Radio broadcast interview with Ruth Brall, a WPA sculptor.

Portrait of Mrs. Roosevelt

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Douglas Chandor’s portrait conveys the restless energy and multifaceted personality of the subject. A full-color rendering of Eleanor engages the viewer with her direct, powerful gaze as her hand lightly peels back a page from an open book. Below,…