Albert Pels papers

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Summary
Collection ID:
AAA.pelsalbe
Creators:
Pels, Albert
Dates:
[ca. 1931-1946]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.7 Linear feet
(600 items)
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
A resume; personal and business correspondence; financial receipts; correspondence with the Treasury Department regarding murals painted by Pels in Wilmington, De. and Normal, Ill. for the Section of Fine Arts during the Depression; ca. 450 sketches of street scenes, figures, and mural studies for government murals; signatures and notes from Kenneth Hayes Miller and William Palmer; photographs of Pels and his work; clippings; exhibition catalogs; and a scrapbook containing clippings, announcements, and letters.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, art school administrator; Cincinnati, Ohio and New York, N.Y. Born May 7, 1910; died 1998. Painted murals for the Section of Fine Arts under the Department of the Treasury government work-relief art projects.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1979 by Albert Pels.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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Mural painting and decoration -- Delaware -- Wilmington Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mural painting and decoration -- Illinois -- Normal Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Miller, Kenneth Hayes, 1876-1952 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Palmer, William, 1906-1987 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Painting and Sculpture Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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