Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Creator:
French, Jared, 1905-1988  Search this
Subject:
United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Painting and Sculpture  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
2 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:
Two contracts between the U.S. Treasury Department, Section of Painting and Sculpture, and French, in which he agrees to paint murals in the Parcel Post Building in Richmond, Virginia, and in the Post Office in Plymouth, Pennsylvania.
Citation:
Jared French papers, 1936-1937. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 2812 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Mural painter, sculptor, etcher, and draftsman; New York, N.Y. Born in Ossining, N.Y. Studied at Amherst College and at the Art Students League.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1982 by Jared French.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Art and state  Search this
Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Muralists  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8133
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210304
AAA_collcode_frenjare
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210304