Old Swedes Church at Wilmington, Delaware
Date1934
Artist
David E. Reyam
American artist, 1864–1943
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionssheet: 14 1/16 × 18 5/16 in. (35.7 × 46.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the 3rd Regional District of the P.W.A.P., 1934
Object number1934-3
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextOriginally hired to the Public Works of Art Project as an assistant to framer and fellow artist Francis Coll, David Reyam's detailed sketches of Wilmington landmarks attracted the attention of his supervisors. Administrator John Schoonover's support of Reyam's work led to Reyam's appointment as the supervisor of Federal Art Project's Index of American Design program in Delaware. Born David Mayer to a wealthy Jewish family in New York, the aritst reversed the spelling of his surname after his arrival in Wilmington around 1910.
