Archives of American Art

Geoffrey Norman papers relating to the Federal Art Project

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.normgeof
Creators:
Norman, Geoffrey, 1899-
Dates:
1934-1940
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
80 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Official correspondence consisting mainly of letters received by Norman while he was president of the Society of Mural Painters and chairman of the Committee on Mural Painting for the Fine Arts Federation of New York; membership lists; agenda; press releases; newsletters; and clippings relating to the National Society of Mural Painters and the Federal Art Project in New York City.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Mural and portrait painter, London, England and New York City. Painted murals for the Federal Art Project of the Work Projects Administration.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel NDA 1(frames 1-230) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Geoffrey Norman after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The lender, Geoffrey Norman, lent his papers for microfilming.

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
New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal aid to the arts -- New York (State) -- New York Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal aid to public welfare -- New York (State) -- New York Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mural painting and decoration, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Muralists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- New York (N.Y.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- New York (N.Y.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Portrait painters Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Society of Mural Painters (New York, N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fine Arts Federation of New York Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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