The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Reports of work in the 13th region (New Mexico), written by the supervisor, Gustave Baumann. Included are detailed personal and professional comment on numerous artists in the Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque projects, among them Emil Bisttram, Tom Lea, Ward Lockwood, Olive Rush, and Will Shuster; a work journal and commentary on various artists and their projects; and commentary on the physical situation, psychological climate and supervisory problems associated with the projects.
Citation:
PWAP reports by Gustave Baumann, 1934. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel D155 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to Gustave Baumann after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
The Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), the first of the New Deal art programs, was established under the Department of the Treasury in December 1933 to assist unemployed artists by enabling them to work on the decoration of non-federal public buildings. Although it lasted only until the following summer, it engaged nearly 4,000 artists in all parts of the country and served as an important precedent for subsequent federal art programs, such as the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1964 by Gustave Baumann.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
