A survey of art work in the city and county of San Francisco, / by Martin Snipper for the art commission, city and county of San Francisco

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Summary
Collection ID:
AAA.snipmart
Creators:
Snipper, Martin
Dates:
1950
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
100 Pages
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
A descriptive list of paintings and sculpture in San Francisco public buildings done for federal projects; programs covered include Public Works of Art Project, the Federal Art Project, and Section of Fine Arts competitions for federal buildings.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art historian, San Francisco, Calif. The New Deal art programs provided jobs for thousands of unemployed artists during the Depression.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel NDA 3 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Lewis Ferbrache after microfilming.
Author
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Snipper prepared the survey for the Art Commission of San Francisco in 1950.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art and state -- California -- San Francisco Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mural painting and decoration, American Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Public sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project (Calif.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Public Works of Art Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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