Federal Art Project. National Art Week Search this
Place:
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Washington (State)
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Washington (State)
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
270 Items, (on partial microfilm reel)
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Correspondence, press releases, and miscellaneous publications, chiefly relating to Savery's work as chairman of Art Week and related activities with the National Council for Art Week in Washington state.
Citation:
Correspondence and printed material relating to National Art Week, 1940-1941. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel NDA 10 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to the lender, Richard Berner after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Savery was chairperson of National Art Week for the state of Washington, Seattle, Washington. National Art Week was an attempt by the Federal Art Project to cultivate a greater cultural and consumer awareness of the arts across America. It lasted only 2 years, 1940 and 1941.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming by, Richard Berner, 1964. Berner is affiliated with the University of Washington in Seattle.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Washington (State) Search this
Federal aid to the arts -- Washington (State) Search this
Federal aid to the public welfare -- Washington (State) Search this
