Archives of American Art

Thyrsis Field papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.fielthyr
Creators:
Field, Thyrsis
Dates:
[ca. 1930]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Reels
ca. 250 items (on 2 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Clippings; photographs and miscellaneous printed material relating to the Federal Art Project in Southern California, mostly during the late 1930s.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Craftsman, painter, and Federal Art Project supervisor; San Diego, California.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels LA 4 and LA 7 available at Archives of American Art offices through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the lender, Thyrsis Field, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent 1964 by Thyrsis Field.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Diego Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artisans -- California -- San Diego Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- California -- San Diego Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Handicraft Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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