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Archives of American Art
Merlin F. Pollock papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pollmerl
- Creators:
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Pollock, Merlin F., 1905-1996
- Dates:
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1936-1979
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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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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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