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Archives of American Art
Fredrick Olmsted papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.olmsfred
- Creators:
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Olmsted, Fred, 1911-
- Dates:
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1940-1941
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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17 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Photographs of Olmsted's sculpture of the head of Michelangelo for the San Francisco Junior College and a copy of a speech delivered during Homecoming to dedicate his works, April 27, 1941.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sculptor, San Francisco, Calif. Worked on the Federal Art Project in San Francisco.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel NDA 15 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Lewis Ferbrache after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The lender, Lewis Ferbrache, collected papers for AAA from artists and administrators of the various government funded art programs of the Depression. It was part of a larger nation-wide, collecting project, "New Deal and the Arts."
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
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Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- San Francisco | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art and state -- California -- San Francisco | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Public sculpture -- California -- San Francisco | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sculptors | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
San Francisco Junior College | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal Art Project (Calif.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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