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[The Woodin nickle] – Vintage Wall Art

[The Woodin nickle], [1933] — historic print
[The Woodin nickle], [1933]. Historic print from the Fine Art Prints collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic print of [The Woodin nickle]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The title points to the nickel, and the subject is William H. Woodin, the industrialist Franklin Roosevelt appointed Secretary of the Treasury in 1933. That year the Treasury stood at the center of New Deal efforts to steady the currency and banks, so a caricature of its head drew on a public moment. The piece is a carving rather than a drawing, which sets it apart from the ink caricatures Al Hirschfeld became known for. The Library of Congress lists it among works shown in its 2000 to 2001 exhibition of Hirschfeld's work, and the carving's exaggerated features show the same wit about public figures.

Created / published[1933]
Medium1 item : wood carving.
GenreCaricatures 1930-1940.Carvings 1930-1940.
NotesExhibited in: Al Hirschfeld: Beyond Broadway, Library of Congress, 2000-2001. Unprocessed in AP
SubjectsWoodin, William H. (William Hartman),--1868-1934.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,731 × 4,687 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-223408

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