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Season 15 Episode 17 | 52m 57s Video has closed captioning.
At the offices of the U.S. General Services Administration, host Mark L. Walberg interviews Inspector General Brian Miller about the New Deal's WPA program, the tens of thousands of artworks produced under its auspices and the current effort to find some of these lost treasures.
Aired: 05/29/11
Expires: 03/17/23
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Appraisal: Cesar Chelor Plane, ca. 1755
Appraisal: Cesar Chelor Plane, ca. 1755, from Celebrating Black Americana.
Washington, DC (Hour Two) - Preview
Airs Monday, August 12, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Appraisal: Mid-18th Century Indo-Portugese Doctors Figures
Mid-18th Century Indo-Portugese Ivory Doctors Figures, from Washington, DC Hour 2
Appraisal: World War II P.O.W. Archive
Appraisal: World War II P.O.W. Archive, from Washington, DC Hour 2
Appraisal: Charles Schreyvogel Bronze, ca. 1903
Charles Schreyvogel Bronze, ca. 1903, from Washington, DC Hour 2
Appraisal: Early 20th C. Tiffany Mantel Clock
Early 20th C. Tiffany Mantel Clock with Sinclaire Case, from Washington, DC Hour 2
Appraisal: Kennedy Silver Box & Signed Letters
Appraisal: Kennedy Silver Box & Signed Letters, from Washington, DC, Hour 2
Appraisal: Federal Inlaid Mahogany Games Table, ca. 1800
Appraisal: Federal Inlaid Mahogany Games Table, ca. 1800, from Washington, DC Hour 2
Coming Up, May 30th: Washington, DC Hour 2
Appraisal: Frederick H. Rhead Avon Vase, ca. 1902, from Washington, DC Hour 2
Kathy Erickson share the GSA's most-wanted list of missing New Deal era artworks.
Appraisal: 18K Gold Pocket Watch, ca. 1885
18K Gold Pocket Watch, ca. 1885, from Washington, DC Hour 2
Appraisal: Carol Worner Bottle, ca. 1910
Appraisal: Carol Worner Bottle, ca. 1910, from Washington, DC Hour 2
The Washington, DC Feedback Booth
D.C. guests bare all, including Wolverine claws, in the ROADSHOW Feedback Booth.
Appraisal: Zao Wou-Ki Etchings and Drawing, ca. 1950
Zao Wou-Ki Etchings and Drawing, ca. 1950, from Washington, DC Hour 2
Appraisal: 1933 Margaret Bourke-White Photograph
Book of Indian Miniature Paintings, from Washington, DC Hour 2
Appraisal: 1659 Nicholas Culpeper
1659 Nicholas Culpeper "Pharmacopoeia Londinensis", from Washington, DC Hour 2
Appraisal: Book of Indian Miniature Paintings
Book of Indian Miniature Paintings, from Washington, DC Hour 2
Appraisal: Mid-Atlantic Maple Corner Cupboard, ca. 1835
Mid-Atlantic Curly Maple Corner Cupboard, ca. 1835, from Washington, DC Hour 2
In D.C., ROADSHOW gets an up-close looks at U.S. history through miniature portraits.
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ROADSHOW investigates missing New Deal-era artwork with the U.S. GSA.
ROADSHOW marches down to Washington, DC and analyzes some amazing antique Americana.
ROADSHOW surveys the influence of southern landscapes in the work of Walter Anderson.
ROADSHOW examines the eccentric pottery of George Ohr at the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art.
ROADSHOW brings the work of Joseph Henry Sharp into focus at the Yellowstone Art Museum.
Roadshow explores an extra-illustrated book set at the estate of 1920s tycoon Carl Weeks.
Which of this week's family heirlooms or hidden treasures will be valued at $100,000?
Roadshow glides into Allen Airways Flying Museum to look at early aviation posters.
