A young boy named William at one of the Federal Art Project's sculpture classes at the Brooklyn Children's Museum

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A young boy named William at one of the Federal Art Project's sculpture classes at the Brooklyn Children's Museum

Description

Here is "William", mystery man age 4 who pops in and out of the WPA Federal Art Project's sculpture class ... William keeps his last name, address, and entire past dark, but he not only works fast in clay, but sings "A Tisket A Tasket" and dances the Suzy Q for his fellow art-workers.

Creator

Andrew Herman, photographer

Source

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Archives_of_American_Art_-_A_young_boy_named_William_at_one_of_the_Federal_Art_Project%27s_sculpture_classes_at_the_Brooklyn_Children%27s_Museum_-_12042_CROPPED.jpg

Date

9 March 1939

Format

photograph

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Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

Height: 22 cm (8.6 ″); Width: 17 cm (6.6 ″)

Citation

Andrew Herman, photographer, “A young boy named William at one of the Federal Art Project's sculpture classes at the Brooklyn Children's Museum,” HIST 390 The Digital Past: A Cultural New Deal, accessed September 18, 2026, https://jessicadoeshistory.com/cnd/items/show/442.

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