Archives of American Art

Material relating to Edward Bruce

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.unstpbbs
Creators:
United States. Public Buildings Service
Dates:
1933-1960
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
16 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
A letter to Mrs. Bruce from James N. Rosenberg concerning Bruce's papers, 1960; a reprint of an article, "Edward Bruce" by Edwina Spencer, 1933; and photographs, including 4 of Bruce at a children's Christmas party, 5 of a NBC radio broadcast, picturing Bruce, Secretary of the Treasury Harry Morganthau, John Dewey, and others, and one of a drawing of Bruce by Leon Kroll.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Bruce, a painter, Washington, D.C., directed the Public Works of Art Project, Dec. 1933 - June 1934 and the Section of Painting and Sculpture (later the Section of Fine Arts), a program in the Treasury Department and later reorganized under the Public Buildings Administration of the Federal Works Agency, established to administer the decoration of public buildings.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3960 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1986 by Public Buildings Service, General Sevices Administration.The file had been found in the desk of Karel Yasko, the GSA's Counsellor for Fine Arts and Historic Preservation.

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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Federal aid to the arts -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Deal, 1933-1939 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Washington (D.C.) Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arts administrators -- Washington (D.C.) Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Bruce, Edward, 1879-1943 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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