0.2 Linear feet ((partially filmed on 1 microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1932-1933
Scope and Contents:
Papers regarding Richards' supervision of the Indiana exhibit "A Century of Progress," Chicago, 1933, and Thomas Hart Benton's mural commissioned for that event. Included are: correspondence with Benton, Thomas Craven, and Lee Simonson and others; writings; organizational records; installation photographs; a book based on Benton's murals; clippings; and printed miscellany.
Biographical / Historical:
Art administrator; Indianapolis, Ind.
Provenance:
Papers donated by Gwin Richards, a son of an associate of Thomas Hart Benton.
Restrictions:
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.
Occupation:
Arts administrators -- Indiana -- Indianapolis Search this
Topic:
Art -- Exhibitions -- Illinois -- Chicago Search this