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Printed material relating to Artist Group of the Emergency Work Bureau and the Goose Rocks Group, 1932-1934

Catalog Data

Creator:
Jackson, Morris  Search this
Goose Rocks Group  Search this
Subject:
Artist Group of the Emergency Work Bureau  Search this
United States. Emergency Work Bureau  Search this
Place:
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
9 Items, (on partial microfilm reel)
Access Note / Rights:
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.
Summary:
Printed material kept by Jackson, including: two broadsides of the Artist Group of the Emergency Work Bureau, one a formal resolution to seek federal aid, the other states terms for relief; a list of members in the Artist Group; and announcements of the opening exhibition of the Goose Rocks Group at the Watercolor Gallery in Maine.
Citation:
Printed material relating to Artist Group of the Emergency Work Bureau and the Goose Rocks Group, 1932-1934. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel NDA 3 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
All material except two broadsides, frames 1165 & 1169: Originals returned to Morris Jackson after microfilming.
Biography Note:
Jackson was a watercolorist, Detroit, Mich. The Artist Group of the Emergency Work Bureau, also known as the Unemployed Artists Group, was organized in September 1933 when New York state's Emergency Work Bureau phased out its art project. The impetus for its formation was the desire of ex-project workers for further state assistance for artists. Gained a reputation for radicalism. Philip Bard was the leader of the group.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming by Jackson, with the exception of the two broadsides, which were donated. [The broadsides were re-microfilmed on reel 3482 under the title "Artist Group..."]
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Welfare rights movement -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Federal aid to public welfare  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Art and state -- United States -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this
Theme:
New Deal  Search this
Art organizations  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5899
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208739
AAA_collcode_jackmorr
Theme:
New Deal
Art organizations
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208739