Archives of American Art

Arthur Painter papers of the Federal Art Project

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.painarth
Creators:
Painter, Arthur
Dates:
1938-1941
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
40 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Publicity, correspondence, clippings, photographs, travel receipts, and telegrams relating to the dedication of the Noah's Ark murals by Dorothy Puccinelli and Helen Forbes at Fleishacker Mother's House in San Francisco Zoo; and correspondence, field reports, committee lists, publicity, photographs relating to National Art Week in Northern California.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Director of Information, Federal Art Project; Northern California.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel NDA 16 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 materials microfilmed are from the files of Arthur Painter, but were loaned to AAA through Lewis Ferbrache who was a collector for AAA's "New Deal and the Arts" project.

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.
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New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California -- San Francisco Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California -- San Francisco Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California -- San Francisco Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arts administrators Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Public officers Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Puccinelli, Dorothy Wagner, 1901- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Forbes, Helen, 1891-1945 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project (Calif.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project. National Art Week Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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