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Archives of American Art
Glenn Wessels typescripts
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wessglet
- Creators:
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Wessels, Glenn A. (Glenn Anthony), 1895-
- Dates:
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[ca. 1935-1945]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Items(on 2 partial microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Reel NDA 1: Typescript of an article by Wessels, "Modern American Art," concerning government patronage of the arts.
Scope and Contents
Reel NDA 10: A typescript of an address by Wessels delivered to the Pacific Art Teachers Association, ca. 1938.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
East Bay supervisor of the Federal Art Project (Calif.) and educator, Berkeley, California; Born Capetown, South Africa. Teaches at the University of California, Berkeley. Was a painter for the Federal Art Project in California during the Depression.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel NDA 1 & NDA 10 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Glenn Wessels after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1964 by Glenn Wessels.
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
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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 |
Federal aid to the public welfare | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art and state | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art patronage | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Educators | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal Art Project (Calif.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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