Archives of American Art

William Karp photographs

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.karpwill
Creators:
Karp, William, 1905-
Dates:
[ca.1937-1938]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
14 Items
photoprints (on partial microfilm reel)
b&w
20 1/2 x 25 1/2 cm.
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Copyprints of photographs of two WPA murals by Karp, "The Normal Pursuits of Man-Production," 1937, in Bellevue Hospital, NYC, and "Armed with Learning and Reality, Looking from the Past to the Future," 1938, in the Hebrew Orphans Asylum, NYC. The photographs show Karp and assistants at work on the murals and the completed murals. Also included are photographs of a design for a PWAP mural, "Electrical Production and Direction" (never executed in mural scale).

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, mural painter; New York, N.Y.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3589 (frames 1104-1133) available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Reproduction Note
Photographs are copyprints.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the National Museum of American Art, Department of 20th Century Painting and Sculpture, 1985.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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