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Archives of American Art
Records of the Public Works of Art Project in Texas
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.publwotx
- Creators:
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Public Works of Art Project
- Dates:
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1933-1941
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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13 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Lists of projects, press clippings, and printed monographs, all concerning government art projects and artists in Texas [microfilm title WPA-FAP, Texas].
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Federally funded art programs of the Depression. Public Works of Art Project fell under the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department and subsequently became the Section of Fine Arts.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel NDA 18 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to lender, Jerry Bywaters and Esse Forrester-O'Brien, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Portions of material on reel NDA 18 lent for microfilming 1965 by Jerry Bywaters; and portions lent 1965 by Esse Forrester-O'Brien.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
More Information
Other Title
Other Title
WPA-FAP, Texas [microfilm title]
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Texas | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal aid to the arts -- Texas | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal aid to the public welfare | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art and state -- Texas | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Texas | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Texas | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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