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Creator:
Thomas, Howard, 1899-1971  Search this
Names:
Federal Art Project  Search this
Extent:
0.4 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Date:
1928-1969
Scope and Contents:
Sketchbooks; notes; calendars; prints; books; and portfolios.
REEL 2423: Six sketchbooks, 1928-1969, containing pen, pencil and watercolor sketches done in North Carolina and Georgia and while traveling in Europe, Japan, Hawaii, and elsewhere. Also included are Thomas's notes on color, composition and technique; background information on sketches; and travel notes.
UNMICROFILMED: Five calendars illustrated with prints by Thomas and others; AMERICAN BLOCK PRINTS, containing 26 original prints and 14 reproductions of prints, 1937; two children's books and 4 portfolios printed by the Milwaukee WPA Handicraft Project.
Biographical / Historical:
Educator and painter; Athens, Georgia and Milwaukee, Wisconsin Thomas was the Art Director of the State Teachers College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1939.
Provenance:
Material on reel 2423 lent for microfilming 1982 and unmicrofilmed material donated 1980 by Ann Wall Thomas, widow of Thomas.
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.
Rights:
Reel 2423: Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce requires written permission from Ann Wall Thomas. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Occupation:
Art teachers  Search this
Painters  Search this
Topic:
Art -- Study and teaching -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee  Search this
Prints  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Identifier:
AAA.thomhowa
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw997b1b431-6425-478d-8547-92eea24694a1
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-thomhowa