Usage conditions may apply for digital images, video, and sound recordings linked within SOVA collections. While digital content may be restricted, SOVA collection descriptions and catalog records are available CC0 for re-use. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
Archives of American Art
Public Works of Art Project articles and exhibition catalog
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.publwork
- Creators:
-
Public Works of Art ProjectCorcoran Gallery of ArtUnited States. Department of the Treasury
- Dates:
-
1933-1934
- Languages:
-
English.
- Physical Description:
-
5 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Two articles by Forbes Watson and one article by Edward Bruce on PWAP, ca. 1934; an address by Edward Bruce on the Project printed in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, 1934; an exhibition announcement of the Washington Committee of the PWAP; and an exhibition catalog, NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF ART BY THE PUBLIC WORKS OF ART PROJECT, for an exhibition held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1934.
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. Edward Bruce was the director of PWAP and Forbes Watson was the advisor.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3483 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
---|---|---|---|
New Deal, 1933-1939 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art and state | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal aid to the public welfare | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painting, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art, Modern | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Bruce, Edward, 1879-1943 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Watson, Forbes, 1880-1960 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
https://www.aaa.si.edu/services/questions