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Clarence Holbrook Carter papers, 1900-1979

Creator:
Carter, Clarence Holbrook, 1904-2000  Search this
Subject:
Campbell, Charles  Search this
Cahill, Holger  Search this
Rowan, Edward Beatty  Search this
Federal Art Project (Ohio)  Search this
United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts  Search this
Place:
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945
Citation:
Clarence Holbrook Carter papers, 1900-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Ohio  Search this
Federal aid to the arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this
Art and state -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this
Federal aid to the public welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this
Muralists  Search this
Theme:
New Deal  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9287
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211482
AAA_collcode_cartclar
Theme:
New Deal
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211482

Clarence Holbrook Carter papers

Creator:
Carter, Clarence Holbrook, 1904-2000  Search this
Names:
Federal Art Project (Ohio)  Search this
United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts  Search this
Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960  Search this
Campbell, Charles, 1905-  Search this
Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946  Search this
Extent:
10.7 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 6 reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945
Date:
1900-1979
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence; diaries; business records; printed material; photographs; and miscellaneous items.
Reel NDA 27: Correspondence with Forbes Watson, Olin Dows, Edward B. Rowan and others about Carter's career as an artist and as a supervisor in the Federal Arts Project in Ohio; and several personal letters from Charles Campbell.
Reel N68-19: Memorabilia, including old letters, clippings, family records, and early family photographs.
Reel N70-40: Clippings and other printed material regarding Carter's Holbrook grandparents.
Reels N733-N734: Correspondence with art dealers, with museum directors, relating to exhibitions and specific paintings, and his involvement with the Federal Art Project, 1927-1966.
Reel 85: Clippings; catalogs; journal reproductions of Carter's work; and correspondence relating to Carter's supervision of the painting of post office murals in Portsmouth and Ravenna, Ohio and to the Municipal collection of Cleveland Art project under the Treasury Section and Federal Art Project; also discussion of three exhibits organized by Carter and toured by the Smithsonian Institution during 1966-1970. Correspondents include Edward Rowan, Holger Cahill, and Charles Campbell.
UNMICROFILMED: Family and business correspondence relating to his painting; business files containing correspondence and printed material; exhibition catalogs; photographs of works of art; passports and other travel documents; annotated calendars, 1969-1971; diary entries, Jan.-Apr. 1929; bills and receipts; and printed material.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, designer, director of Federal Art Project; Cleveland, Ohio.
Provenance:
Material on reels NDA27 and N68-19 lent by Carter, 1964 and 1968; remainder donated by Carter, 1969-1979.
Restrictions:
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.
Occupation:
Arts administrators  Search this
Painters  Search this
Topic:
New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Ohio  Search this
Federal aid to the arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this
Art and state -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this
Federal aid to the public welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this
Muralists  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.cartclar
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw946cbdac2-3f1d-411a-9d51-833c10037820
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-cartclar

Karal Marling papers, 1932-1973

Creator:
Marling, Karal Ann, 1943-  Search this
Subject:
Eckhardt, Edris  Search this
McVey, William Mozart  Search this
Milliken, William Mathewson  Search this
Federal Art Project (Ohio)  Search this
Public Works of Art Project  Search this
Treasury Relief Art Project  Search this
Citation:
Karal Marling papers, 1932-1973. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
History  Search this
Theme:
New Deal  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9071
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211264
AAA_collcode_marlkara
Theme:
New Deal
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211264

Federal Art Project negatives of art and craft work, 1936-1940

Creator:
Federal Art Project (Ohio)  Search this
Citation:
Federal Art Project negatives of art and craft work, 1936-1940. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Ohio -- Photographs  Search this
Federal aid to the arts -- Ohio -- Photographs  Search this
Federal aid to public welfare -- Ohio -- Photographs  Search this
Mural painting and decoration -- Ohio -- Photographs  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Handicraft  Search this
Theme:
Craft  Search this
New Deal  Search this
Patronage  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9796
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212234
AAA_collcode_fedeartp05
Theme:
Craft
New Deal
Patronage
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212234

Michael E. Moss interview with Leroy W. Flint, 1974 March 7

Creator:
Moss, Michael E.  Search this
Subject:
Flint, Leroy W.  Search this
Federal Art Project (Ohio)  Search this
Citation:
Michael E. Moss interview with Leroy W. Flint, 1974 March 7. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Theme:
Patronage  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)21664
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)398172
AAA_collcode_mossmich
Theme:
Patronage
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_398172

Karal Marling papers

Creator:
Marling, Karal Ann  Search this
Names:
Federal Art Project (Ohio)  Search this
Public Works of Art Project  Search this
Treasury Relief Art Project  Search this
Eckhardt, Edris, 1905-1998  Search this
McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995  Search this
Milliken, William Mathewson, 1889-1978  Search this
Extent:
5 Linear feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1932-1973
Scope and Contents:
Research material and papers emanating from a seminar conducted by Dr. Marling at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1972-1973. The material concerns WPA-FAP, PWAP, and TRAP projects carried on in Ohio, 1932-1943. Included are correspondence and transcripts of interviews with William McVey, Edris Eckhardt, William Milliken, Clarence Carter and other federally employed artists and supervisors. In addition there are employment records, records of a PWAP exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1934, photographs, clippings, and other printed material.
Biographical / Historical:
Historian; Ohio.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1973 by Dr. Karal Marling.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Historians -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
History  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.marlkara
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9be46ec6b-81c1-450f-bfbb-887c557bdb92
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-marlkara

Federal Art Project negatives of art and craft work

Creator:
Federal Art Project (Ohio)  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1936-1940
Scope and Contents:
Negatives of murals, signs, ceramic figures, furniture, sculpture, toys, posters, and other arts and crafts made for the FAP in the Ohio region.
Biographical / Historical:
The Federal Art Project was established under Federal Project No. 1 of the WPA. The 48 states and territories were divided into regions and FAP programs were initiated, employing thousands of unemployed artists and craftsmen.
Provenance:
Donated 1974 by the Fine Arts Department, Ohio State University.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Topic:
New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Ohio -- Photographs  Search this
Federal aid to the arts -- Ohio -- Photographs  Search this
Federal aid to public welfare -- Ohio -- Photographs  Search this
Mural painting and decoration -- Ohio -- Photographs  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Handicraft  Search this
Function:
Agencies
Programs (organizations)
Identifier:
AAA.fedeartp05
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9138a1f5a-a198-4b65-868b-8f2bda2cbc50
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-fedeartp05

Michael E. Moss interview with Leroy W. Flint

Creator:
Moss, Michael E.  Search this
Names:
Federal Art Project (Ohio)  Search this
Flint, Leroy W., 1909-1991  Search this
Extent:
20 Pages
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
1974 March 7
Scope and Contents:
An interview conducted by Michael E. Moss with Leroy W. Flint at Flint's office at Kent State University. The interview concern's Flint's involvement with the Federal Art Project in Cleveland, Ohio.
Biographical / Historical:
Leroy W. Flint (1909-1991) was a a printmaker and painter of Akron, Ohio as well as a WPA artist and professor at Kent State University.
Related Materials:
Also in the Archives of American Art is an interview of Leroy Flint, conducted in 1965 by Harlan Phillips under the auspices of the Archives' Oral History Program
Provenance:
Donated 1974 by Michael E. Moss.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Identifier:
AAA.mossmich
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98e994006-8b4a-48d8-91a8-6e64191b9f22
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-mossmich

Alive Above the Earth

Artist:
Charles Campbell, born Dayton, OH 1905-died Phoenix, AZ 1985  Search this
Medium:
gouache on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 16 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (42.5 x 52.7 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1935-1943
Topic:
Figure(s) in exterior  Search this
Children  Search this
Monument\gravestone  Search this
Landscape\cemetery  Search this
Recreation\sport and play\games  Search this
New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\Ohio  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration
Object number:
1971.447.15
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk758ab70cd-7314-4fc6-bccf-9f8fa06594db
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1971.447.15

Teasles

Artist:
Charles Campbell, born Dayton, OH 1905-died Phoenix, AZ 1985  Search this
Medium:
watercolor and gouache on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 17 1/4 x 20 3/4 in. (43.8 x 53.7 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1935-1943
Topic:
Landscape\plain  Search this
New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\Ohio  Search this
Landscape\plant\teasel  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration
Object number:
1971.447.16
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f8512874-8e7c-45ec-9bdd-bd17f86a389a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1971.447.16

Arrangement IV

Artist:
William Sommer, born Detroit, MI 1867-Brandywine, OH 1949  Search this
Medium:
pen and ink and watercolor on paper envelope
Dimensions:
sheet: 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1936
Topic:
Landscape  Search this
Animal\cattle  Search this
New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\Ohio  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration
Object number:
1971.447.85
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77c4c3c2f-7e3b-4535-8f6a-3107c81b6ed1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1971.447.85

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