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Archives of American Art
Federal art : a memoir of the thirties
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.danyjose
- Creators:
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Danysh, Joseph A., 1906-1982
- Dates:
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circa 1980
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.2 Linear feet(ca. 250 p.)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Typescript of Danysh's unpublished reminiscences regarding his experiences in the 1930s as Western Regional Director of the WPA Federal Art Project. Notes and drafts are also included. Danysh provides candid portraits of many WPA artists and administrators.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Died 1984.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1988 by Elizabeth D. Danysh, Danysh's widow.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art and state | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal aid to the arts -- California | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arts administrators -- California | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal Art Project (Calif.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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