Archives of American Art

Merlin F. Pollock papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.pollmerl
Creators:
Pollock, Merlin F., 1905-1996
Dates:
1936-1979
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1.4 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence; slides and photographs of art work; catalogs and clippings; photographs, watercolor studies, and a detailed listing of mural projects in civic buildings and schools done by Pollock and other artists, including Mitchell Siporin, for the Illinois Federal Art Project; clippings and photocopied correspondence concerning the portrait of Lt. Commander Waldron painted by Pollock; Syracuse University School of Art annual reports; lithographs; and watercolors.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, educator; Chicago, Ill. and Syracuse, N.Y. Teaches at Syracuse University School of Art. Was a muralist as well as supervisor of the Chicago Federal Art Project.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1979-1983 by Merlin F. Pollock.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
New Deal, 1933-1939 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal aid to the arts -- Illinois -- Chicago Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art and state -- Illinois -- Chicago Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mural painting and decoration -- Illinois -- Chicago Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Muralists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Educators Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Siporin, Mitchell, 1910-1976 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project (Ill.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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