Creator:

Mechau, Frank Albert, 1904-1946  Search this

Subject:

Rowan, Edward Beatty  Search this

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

Place of publication, production, or execution:

Other

Physical Description:

8 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:

Three letters from Edward B. Rowan, about Mechau's work as a Public Works of Art artist in Colorado; and five contracts for murals to be painted.

Citation:

Frank Mechau correspondence and mural contracts, 1934-1940. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Additional Forms:

35mm microfilm reel NDA 27 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.

Location of Originals:

Originals returned to lender, Mrs. Frank Mechau, after microfilming.

Loan:

Loan

Biography Note:

Mural painter; Colorado. Painted for the Public Works of Art Project in Colorado.

Language Note:

English .

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1965 by Mrs. Frank Mechau, widow of Frank Mechau.

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts -- Colorado  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- Colorado  Search this

Art and state -- Colorado  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- Colorado  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9856

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212354

AAA_collcode_mechfran

Theme:

New Deal

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212354