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Creator:
Goertz, Augustus F. (Augustus Frederick), 1909-1995  Search this
Names:
New York City WPA Artists, Inc.  Search this
United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this
United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this
Cadmus, Paul, 1904-1999  Search this
Krasner, Lee, 1908-1984  Search this
Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003  Search this
Meyerowitz, William, 1887-1981  Search this
Extent:
2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1931-1993
bulk 1977-1984
Scope and Contents:
Papers mainly documenting Goertz's invlovement with the 1977 exhibition "New York City WPA Art: Then 1934-1943 and... Now 1966-1977" and the New York City WPA Artists, Inc. organization. Included are correspondence with Lee Krasner, Ibram Lassaw, Paul Cadmus, and William Meyerowitz; artist files; minutes of meetings and administrative files of the organization; installation photographs and photographs of works of art; guest books; and printed material including an exhibition catalog and poster pertaining to the exhibition. Also included are scattered personal papers including biographical information, photographs of Goertz and his family, and sketches by Goertz.
Biographical / Historical:
Augustus Goerts was an abstract painter and WPA muralist in New York, N.Y. He organized the 1977 exhibition "New York City WPA Art: Then 1934-1943 and... Now 1966-1977," and subsequently founded the New York City WPA Artists, Inc.
Provenance:
This collection was donated in 2007 and in 2008 by Yvette Goertz Janssen, Goertz's daughter.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Topic:
Art -- Exhibitions -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Federal aid to the arts -- United States  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.goeraugu
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cd6c85f5-0459-4ae5-b539-b333a05702d6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-goeraugu