United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Painting and Sculpture Search this
United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts Search this
Type:
Scrapbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
0.7 Linear feet, (600 items)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
A resume; personal and business correspondence; financial receipts; correspondence with the Treasury Department regarding murals painted by Pels in Wilmington, De. and Normal, Ill. for the Section of Fine Arts during the Depression; ca. 450 sketches of street scenes, figures, and mural studies for government murals; signatures and notes from Kenneth Hayes Miller and William Palmer; photographs of Pels and his work; clippings; exhibition catalogs; and a scrapbook containing clippings, announcements, and letters.
Citation:
Albert Pels papers, [ca. 1931-1946]. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Painter, art school administrator; Cincinnati, Ohio and New York, N.Y. Born May 7, 1910; died 1998. Painted murals for the Section of Fine Arts under the Department of the Treasury government work-relief art projects.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1979 by Albert Pels.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001