Archives of American Art

PWAP records of the New York Regional Committee

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.publwony
Creators:
Public Works of Art Project (N.Y.)
Dates:
1933-1934
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
(700 items)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Receipts for works of art deposited with the New York Regional Committee by the Public Works of Art Project. Receipts state the artists' names, addresses, employment dates, amount, medium and location of work.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
PWAP, the first of the New Deal art programs, was established under the Department of the Treasury in December 1933 to assist unemployed artists by enabling them to work on the decoration of non-federal public buildings. Although it lasted only until the following summer, it engaged nearly 4,000 artists in all parts of the country and served as an important precedent for subsequent federal art programs, such as the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration. The PWAP divided the 48 states into 16 regions in order to administer its programs more efficiently.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown.

Using the Collection

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

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal aid to the arts -- New York (State) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art and state -- New York (State) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal aid to the public welfare -- New York (State) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artists -- New York (State) Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Department of the Treasury Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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