Historical Note This drawing is one in a series of original ink wash drawings created by Olin Dows for his book, "Franklin Roosevelt at Hyde Park," published in 1949 by American Artists Group, Inc. The drawing is mounted to a piece of cardboard and comes with a window mat. The drawing is signed by the artist in ink in the lower left below the image: Olin Dows © 1949. To the right of the scene is a decorated Christmas tree under which are wrapped presents. FDR is seated in a chair, reading, while the family is gathered around him in front of the fireplace in the library/living room of Springwood, the Roosevelts' Hyde Park, New York home. Roosevelt reading Charles Dickens' book, "A Christmas Carol," to his family. Physical Description An original pen and ink and ink wash drawing with gouache highlights showing Franklin D. Sheet H 16 in x W 21 in (40.6 cm x 53.3 cm )
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