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Archives of American Art
Section of Fine Arts selected records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.unstdept
- Creators:
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United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts
- Dates:
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1934-1943
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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15 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
A brief narrative on the derivation of the Section; a final report, 1934-1943 (31 p.); papers concerning Section competitions, 1934-1943; mural and sculpture contracts for works not installed; report of March 1941; and Section bulletins, catalogs, and guides, 1934-1943.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Established 1934 under the Treasury Department as the Section of Painting and Sculpture. Name changed in 1938 to Section of Fine Arts. In 1939, the Federal Works Agency was established and set up the Public Buildings Administration, which combined the Treasury Department's Public Buildings Branch and the Branch of Public Buildings of the National Park Service. The Section's function was to decorate new federal buildings. Unlike the other New Deal art agencies, it was not a relief project, but awarded contracts through a juried system of competition.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel NDA 18 (frames 619-824) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1965 by Maria Ealand, a niece of Section administrator Edward Bruce.
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
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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 public welfare | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Public sculpture | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Artists -- United States | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ealand, Maria | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Painting and Sculpture | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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