Archives of American Art

Records of the Public Works of Art Project in Texas

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.publwotx
Creators:
Public Works of Art Project
Dates:
1933-1941
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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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