Archives of American Art

Edith Hamlin photographs of murals

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.hamledit
Creators:
Hamlin, Edith
Dates:
1937
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
6 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Six photographs showing Hamlin at work on Federal Art Project murals for the Mission High School Library in San Francisco, 1937.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Edith Hamlin (1902-1992) was a painter and muralist from San Francisco, Calif. Worked for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration during the Depression.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel NDA 3 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to lender, Lewis Ferbrache, Oakland Museum of Art, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1964 by Lewis Ferbrache.

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
Painters -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Muralists -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art and state -- California -- San Francisco Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Deal, 1933-1939 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal aid to the arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal aid to the public welfare Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mural painting and decoration Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women painters Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project (Calif.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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