Search Results

Creator:

Collins, Dorothy, 1893-  Search this

Subject:

Hardy, Merlin C.  Search this

Lehman, Carlton  Search this

Overmyer, Grace  Search this

Stackpole, Adele  Search this

Zakheim, Bernard Baruch  Search this

Kerr, Florence  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California

Citation:

Dorothy Collins papers, 1939-1942. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Art and state -- California  Search this

Women arts administrators  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Patronage  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7491

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209650

AAA_collcode_colldoro

Theme:

Women

Patronage

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209650

Creator:

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Subject:

McChesney, Mary Fuller  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

Place:

United States -- Social conditions -- California

United States -- Economic conditions -- California

Citation:

California Federal Art Project papers, 1935-1964. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- California -- Fort Ord  Search this

Theme:

Patronage  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9810

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212252

AAA_collcode_fedeartp02

Theme:

Patronage

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212252

Creator:

Osborn, David S.  Search this

Subject:

Labaudt, Lucien  Search this

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

Citation:

David S. Osborn papers relating to the Federal art project in California, 1956. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9819

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212279

AAA_collcode_osbodavi

Theme:

New Deal

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212279

Creator:

Simpson, Marian, 1899-1978  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs

Citation:

Marian Simpson clippings and photographs, 1934-1958. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs  Search this

Art and state -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women muralists  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

New Deal  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9822

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212282

AAA_collcode_simpmari

Theme:

Women

New Deal

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212282

Creator:

Hamlin, Edith, 1902-1992  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Citation:

Edith Hamlin photographs of murals, 1937. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

New Deal  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9826

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212288

AAA_collcode_hamledit

Theme:

Women

New Deal

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212288

Creator:

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

Subject:

Bruce, Edward  Search this

Strong, Ray  Search this

McChesney, Mary Fuller  Search this

United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

Citation:

PWAP Region 15 (Calif.) records, 1934-1964. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Theme:

Patronage  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9830

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212295

AAA_collcode_publwoca

Theme:

Patronage

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212295

Creator:

Olmsted, Fred, 1911-  Search this

Subject:

San Francisco Junior College  Search this

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Citation:

Fredrick Olmsted papers, 1940-1941. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Public sculpture -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9839

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212316

AAA_collcode_olmsfred

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212316

Creator:

Hayes, Thomas, 1910-  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Citation:

Thomas Hayes photographs, [ca. 1935-1945]. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs  Search this

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs  Search this

Theme:

Patronage  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9840

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212317

AAA_collcode_hayethom

Theme:

Patronage

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212317

Creator:

Painter, Arthur  Search this

Subject:

Puccinelli, Dorothy Wagner  Search this

Forbes, Helen  Search this

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Federal Art Project. National Art Week  Search this

United States Information Service  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

Citation:

Arthur Painter papers of the Federal Art Project, 1938-1941. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9842

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212330

AAA_collcode_painarth

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212330

Creator:

Fisher, Bernice  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Citation:

Bernice Fisher letter and photographs, 1939-1942. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare  Search this

Art and state -- California  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women ceramicists  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9855

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212353

AAA_collcode_fishbern

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212353

Creator:

California Art Research Project  Search this

Subject:

Abdy, Rowena Meeks  Search this

Aitken, Robert  Search this

Albright, Gertrude Partington  Search this

Albright, Hermann Oliver  Search this

Albro, Maxine  Search this

Arnautoff, Victor Mikhail  Search this

Atkins, Arthur  Search this

Barnes, Matthew Rackham  Search this

Bergman, Frank  Search this

Berlandina, Jane  Search this

Bethers, Ray  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert  Search this

Boynton, Ray Scepter  Search this

Bremer, Anne  Search this

Breuer, Henry Joseph  Search this

Bruton, Margaret  Search this

Bufano, Beniamino  Search this

Cadenasso, Giuseppe  Search this

Carlsen, Emil  Search this

Chin, Chee  Search this

Cravath, Ruth  Search this

Cummings, M. Earl  Search this

Cuneo, Rinaldo  Search this

Dickman, Charles John  Search this

Dixon, Maynard  Search this

Forbes, Helen  Search this

Fortune, Ephemia Charlton  Search this

Gaw, William A.  Search this

Grant, Charles Henry  Search this

Hamlin, Edith  Search this

Hansen, Armin C. (Armin-Carl)  Search this

Hansen, Herman W.  Search this

Hesthal, William  Search this

Hill, Thomas  Search this

Hobart, Clark  Search this

Howard, Charles  Search this

Howard, John Galen  Search this

Howard, John Langley  Search this

Howard, Robert Boardman  Search this

Jorgensen, Christian  Search this

Joullin, Amedee  Search this

Keith, William  Search this

Kent, Adaline Dutton  Search this

Kingman, Dong  Search this

Labaudt, Lucien  Search this

Mackey, Spencer  Search this

Macky, Constance L.  Search this

Martinez, Xavier  Search this

Mathews, Arthur Frank  Search this

McComas, Francis John  Search this

Mora, Joseph Jacinto  Search this

Moya del Pino, Jose  Search this

Nahl, Arthur Charles  Search this

Nahl, Charles Christian  Search this

Nahl, Hugo Wilhelm Arthur  Search this

Nahl, Perham Wilhelm  Search this

Nahl, Virgil Theodore  Search this

Obata, Chiura  Search this

Oldfield, Otis  Search this

Peixotto, Ernest  Search this

Peters, Charles Rollo  Search this

Piazzoni, Gottardo  Search this

Pommer, Julius  Search this

Poole, Horatio Nelson  Search this

Post, George  Search this

Puccinelli, Dorothy Wagner  Search this

Puccinelli, Raimondo  Search this

Putnam, Arthur  Search this

Randolph, Lee F.  Search this

Raphael, Joseph  Search this

Rexroth, André, Mrs.  Search this

Richardson, Mary Curtis  Search this

Rix, Julian  Search this

Robinson, Charles Dorman  Search this

Rosenthal, Toby Edward  Search this

Sandona, Matteo  Search this

Sargeant, Geneve Rixford  Search this

Scherbakoff, Sergey John  Search this

Schnier, Jacques  Search this

Sekido, Yoshida  Search this

Sheridan, Joseph Marsh  Search this

Sparks, Will  Search this

Stackpole, Ralph  Search this

Tavernier, Jules  Search this

Tilden, Douglas  Search this

Tojetti, Domenico  Search this

Van Sloun, Frank J.  Search this

Welch, Thaddeus  Search this

Williams, Virgil Macey  Search this

Withrow, Evelyn Almond  Search this

Wores, Theodore  Search this

Zakheim, Bernard Baruch  Search this

Hailey, Gene  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

Citation:

California art research / Gene Hailey, editor, 1936-1937. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9869

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212370

AAA_collcode_caliarp

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212370

Interviewee:

Hamlin, Edith, 1902-1992  Search this

Interviewer:

Martin, Minette  Search this

Subject:

Cravath, Dorothy, 1901-1974  Search this

Rivera, Diego  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Edith Hamlin and Dorothy Cravath, 1964 May 27. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12280

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215779

AAA_collcode_hamlin64

Theme:

New Deal

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_215779

Creator:

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

Names:

United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts  Search this

Bruce, Edward, 1879-1943  Search this

McChesney, Mary Fuller  Search this

Strong, Ray, 1905-2006  Search this

Extent:

11 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

Date:

1934-1964

Scope and Contents:

Miscellaneous correspondence of Walter Heil, regional director of PWAP, 1934; form letters from Edward Bruce, national director; and a typescript reminiscence of the PWAP and a letter from Ray Strong addressed to Mary McChesney and dated 1964.[Microfilm title, "Ray Strong"]

Biographical / Historical:

Federally funded art project of the Treasury Department initiated in order to provide jobs for unemployed artists during the Depression. Under the PWAP the country was divided into 16 regions each of which had its own director who answered to the national director in Washington, D.C. The PWAP was succeeded by the Section of Painting and Sculpture, which subsequently became the Section of Fine Arts.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1964 by the M.H. De Young Museum.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.publwoca

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96976178e-0249-4eed-8ea0-643dfa364f7e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-publwoca

Creator:

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Names:

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

McChesney, Mary Fuller  Search this

Extent:

6 Reels (ca. 700 items (on 6 partial microfilm reels.))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reels

Place:

United States -- Social conditions -- California

United States -- Economic conditions -- California

Date:

1935-1964

Scope and Contents:

Photographs, clippings, writings, and publications relating to the Federal Art Project in California, particularly San Francisco.

Reel NDA 1, frames 752-767: Correspondence and lists relating to exhibitions of works by San Francisco artists.

Reel NDA 2: Articles from the San Francisco Art Association BULLETIN, 1934-1940 and MAGAZINE OF ART, October 1937.

Reel NDA 3(frames 13-20): Exhibtion catalog of Federal Art Project work at the University of California, Berkeley, Art Gallery, 1936.[Microfilm title University of California Art Gallery]

Reel NDA 14: Clippings, photographs, and press releases relating to the decoration by the FAP of the Enlisted Men's Club at Fort Ord, California; and photographs and biographical information relating to about 20 artists employed by FAP in Northern California.[Microfilm title Fort Ord, California and WPA-FAP, San Francisco]

Reel NDA 17: Photographs of sculpture, murals, easel work, graphics, and other works of art by various artists working for the FAP in California; and a list of artists on the Graphic Arts Project, San Francisco.

Reel NDA 20: Photographs of artists and works of art for the FAP in San Francisco.

Reel NDA 27: One publication of the University of California's Medical School murals, 1939; one photograph of project personnel, San Francisco; one newspaper article: "Bernard Zakheim and the U.C. Medical School," December 6, 1964.

Biographical / Historical:

Federal aid art project during the Depression. The Federal Art Project (FAP) fell under the jurisdiction of Federal Project No. 1 of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Established in May 1935 specifically as a work relief program for unemployed artists. Each state and territory had its own programs and were administered aid from the federal government via a local agency.

Other Title:

Fort Ord, California [microfilm title, reel NDA 14]

WPA-FAP, San Francisco [microfilm title, reel NDA 14]

Provenance:

Material on reels NDA 1, NDA 3, NDA 14, NDA 17, NDA 20 and NDA 27 lent for microfilming 1964 by Lewis Ferbrache; and material on reel NDA 2 lent for microfilming 1964 by Marian Simpson.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- California -- Fort Ord  Search this

Function:

Programs (organizations)

Agencies

Identifier:

AAA.fedeartp02

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a6c96a20-2643-4e49-8283-7ee17bfa9ee7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-fedeartp02

Creator:

Collins, Dorothy, 1893-  Search this

Names:

Hardy, Merlin C., 1910-1984  Search this

Kerr, Florence  Search this

Lehman, Carlton, 1911-  Search this

Overmyer, Grace  Search this

Stackpole, Adele  Search this

Zakheim, Bernard Baruch, 1898-1985  Search this

Extent:

2 Reels (ca. 35 items (on 2 microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reels

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California

Date:

1939-1942

Scope and Contents:

Typescripts, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and building plans.

Reel NDA 10: Clippings, photographs, building plans, and blueprints relating to the mural decoration of Fort Ord, California, Enlisted Men's Club for the Federal Art Project by artists Carlton Lehman and Merlin Hardy; and a report from Florence Kerr and a document relating to work of the supervisors of WPA and FAP projects [The report and document are under the microfilm title Florence Kerr];

and a FAP publication, WPA GOVERNMENT AID DURING THE DEPRESSION TO PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND OTHER SERVICE WORKERS, 1936, by Grace Overmyer [Microfilm title Grace Overmyer].

Reel NDA 14: Typescript of an article by Adele Stackpole, "Relief Again? What Will You Get for What They Give?" in which she is critical of the WPA; and CALIFORNIA'S MEDICAL STORY IN FRESNO, anon., 1939, which includes illustrations of Bernard Zakheim's murals for the medical school in Fresno; a clipping, and articles by him and his wife; and group photograph of supervisors, artists and assistants in the FAP in San Francisco, April 1936.[Microfilm titles Adele Stackpole, Bernard Zakheim, and WPA-FAP, San Francisco]

Biographical / Historical:

Supervisor, Federal Art Project, Northern California. Supervised the decoration of the Fort Ord's Enlisted Men's Club, which was the last large Federal Art Project and WPA building project in Northern California.

Other Title:

WPA-FAP, San Francisco [microfilm title]

Overmyer, Grace [microfilm title]

Stackpole, Adele [microfilm title]

Zakheim, Bernard [microfilm title]

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1964 by Dorothy Collins.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Arts administrators -- California  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Art and state -- California  Search this

Women arts administrators  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.colldoro

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93b21b4d1-69d3-488b-b77f-57ab51e9b4bb

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-colldoro

Creator:

Olmsted, Fred, 1911-  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

San Francisco Junior College  Search this

Extent:

17 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1940-1941

Scope and Contents:

Photographs of Olmsted's sculpture of the head of Michelangelo for the San Francisco Junior College and a copy of a speech delivered during Homecoming to dedicate his works, April 27, 1941.

Biographical / Historical:

Sculptor, San Francisco, Calif. Worked on the Federal Art Project in San Francisco.

Provenance:

The lender, Lewis Ferbrache, collected papers for AAA from artists and administrators of the various government funded art programs of the Depression. It was part of a larger nation-wide, collecting project, "New Deal and the Arts."

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Sculptors  Search this

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Public sculpture -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.olmsfred

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw966e13f80-2f54-43ab-8078-c11d8aea0a57

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-olmsfred

Creator:

Hamlin, Edith  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Extent:

6 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1937

Scope and Contents:

Six photographs showing Hamlin at work on Federal Art Project murals for the Mission High School Library in San Francisco, 1937.

Biographical / Historical:

Edith Hamlin (1902-1992) was a painter and muralist from San Francisco, Calif. Worked for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration during the Depression.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1964 by Lewis Ferbrache.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Painters -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Muralists -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.hamledit

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e26d095a-6e5b-4acd-af77-beb460c8e11d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hamledit

Creator:

Osborn, David S.  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Labaudt, Lucien, 1880-1943  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

Date:

1956

Scope and Contents:

A 73 page thesis, MURAL PROJECTS OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN THE BAY AREA OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, University of California (Berkeley), December 17, 1956; handwritten notes about the mural projects; and photographs of murals painted by Lucien Labaudt.

Biographical / Historical:

The Federal Art Project (FAP) fell under the jurisdiction of Federal Project No. 1 of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Established in May 1935 specifically as a work relief program for unemployed artists. Each state and territory had its own programs and were administered aid from the federal government via a local agency.

Provenance:

The lender, Glenn Wessels, is a professor in the art department of the University of California (Berkeley).

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.osbodavi

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95e01686e-6e2f-458a-8517-97e70f7ca14c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-osbodavi

Interviewee:

Hamlin, Edith  Search this

Cravath, Dorothy, 1901-1974  Search this

Interviewer:

Martin, Minette  Search this

Names:

Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound tape reel (Sound recordings, 7 in.)

10 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1964 May 27

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Edith Hamlin and Dorothy Cravath conducted 1964 May 27, by Minette Martin, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Edith Hamlin (1902-1992) was a mural painter from San Francisco, Calif.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 54 min.

Provenance:

This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Occupation:

Muralists -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Painters -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.hamlin64

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a2270b1f-6ead-491c-8763-4e7df209f3ef

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hamlin64

Creator:

Simpson, Marian Hahn, 1899-1978  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Extent:

2 Reels (ca.20 items (on partial microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reels

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs

Date:

1934-1958

Scope and Contents:

Photographs and clippings.

Reel NDA 1: Photographs of marble panels for the Alameda County Courthouse in Oakland, California done for the Federal Art Project.

Reel NDA 3(frames 21-30): Newpaper clippings from San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles papers on Simpson's murals and mosaics, 1934 and 1958.[untitled on microfilm]

Biographical / Historical:

Marian Simpson (1899-1978) was a painter and mosaicist from Berkeley, Calif. Worked on the Federal Art Project of the Work Projects Administration.

Provenance:

Material on reel NDA 1 lent for microfilming 1964 by Marian Simpson; and material on reel NDA 3 lent 1964 by Lewis Ferbrache.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Muralists -- California -- Berkeley  Search this

Painters -- California -- Berkeley  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs  Search this

Art and state -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women muralists  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.simpmari

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw934251519-d757-49e0-aa3f-d03f3ad40387

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-simpmari