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5180605


Item data

Title

Lighthouse

Collection

Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art

Names

United States. Works Progress Administration (Sponsor)
Botts, Hugh (1903-1964) (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1935 - 1943 (Approximate)

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division

Subjects

African Americans
Ocean
Boats
Lighthouses
Clouds
Cliffs
African American men

Genres

Prints

Physical Description

Engravings
Lithographs
Extent: Image: 8.8 x 11 in.; on paper: 11.5 x 16 in.
Extent: 1 print
Signed lr: Botts
Stamped: New York City WPA Art Project

Identifiers

Accession number: PR.X.006
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f91aa2d0-d568-0131-c8a3-58d385a7bbd0

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Lighthouse" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935 - 1943. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f91aa2d0-d568-0131-c8a3-58d385a7bbd0

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. (1935 - 1943). Lighthouse Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f91aa2d0-d568-0131-c8a3-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Lighthouse" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed August 5, 2025. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f91aa2d0-d568-0131-c8a3-58d385a7bbd0

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