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Archives of American Art
Ethel Magafan photograph and printed material
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.magaethe
- Creators:
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Magafan, Ethel, 1915 or 1916-1993United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts
- Dates:
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1950-1982
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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54 Items(on 2 microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Photographs and printed materials relating to Magafan's painting career.
Scope and Contents
Reel 3134: Photograph, ca. 1950, of Ethel and Jenne Magafan taken by Konrad Cramer; and printed material, 1952-1982, including exhibition catalogs, announcements, a poster, and a newsletter.
Scope and Contents
Reel NDA 14: Invitations and notifications of various competitions for the Section of Fine Arts, included are photographs, specifications of areas to be decorated, and correspondence particularly from Edward Rowan.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Ethel Magafan (1915 or 6-1993) was a mural and landscape painter from Colorado. Painted murals for the WPA. Jenne Magafan was her twin sister.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 3134 & NDA 14 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel NDA 14 lent for microfilming 1964, material on reel 3134 donated 1982 all by Ethel Magafan.
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.
Keywords
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| Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| New Deal, 1933-1939 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art and state | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Mural painting and decoration, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women muralists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Magafan, Jenne, 1916-1952 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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