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Archives of American Art
Arthur Painter papers of the Federal Art Project
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.painarth
- Creators:
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Painter, Arthur
- Dates:
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1938-1941
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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