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Creator:

Magafan, Ethel, 1915 or 6-1993  Search this

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

Subject:

Magafan, Jenne  Search this

Rowan, Edward Beatty  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945

Citation:

Ethel Magafan photograph and printed material, 1950-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Art and state  Search this

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women muralists  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7972

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210140

AAA_collcode_magaethe

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210140

Creator:

Park, Marlene, 1931-  Search this

Names:

National Personnel Records Center (U.S.)  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

Alston, Charles Henry, 1907-1977  Search this

Barnet, Will, 1911-  Search this

Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981  Search this

Bouché, Louis, 1896-1969  Search this

Brooks, James, 1906-1992  Search this

Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967  Search this

Cadmus, Paul, 1904-1999  Search this

Citron, Minna Wright, 1896-1991  Search this

Cronbach, Robt. (Robert M.), 1908-  Search this

Gellert, Hugo, 1892-1985  Search this

Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974  Search this

Katz, Leo, 1887-1982  Search this

King, Roy E., 1903-  Search this

Kotin, Albert, 1907-1980  Search this

Lanning, Edward P.  Search this

Magafan, Ethel, 1915 or 6-1993  Search this

Markowitz, Gerald E.  Search this

Palmer, William, 1906-1987  Search this

Refregier, Anton, 1905-  Search this

Reisman, Philip, 1904-  Search this

Rothschild, Lincoln, 1902-  Search this

Solman, Joseph, 1909-2008  Search this

Sternberg, Harry, 1904-2001  Search this

Van Veen, Stuyvesant  Search this

Walton, Marion, b. 1899  Search this

Extent:

5.8 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Interviews

Transcripts

Photographs

Date:

1931-1999

Summary:

The Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research files on New Deal art are dated 1931-1999 and measure 5.8 linear feet. The research files document New Deal art projects and artists through some original correspondence with artists, printed material, interview transcripts, and several sound recordings of interviews with artists of the period. Subject files relate to WPA era art and art projects; many contain numerous photocopies of records from the Personnel Records Center and the U. S. Treasury Relief Arts Projects now in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration.

Scope and Content Note:

The Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research files on New Deal art are dated 1931-1999 and measure 5.8 linear feet. The research files document New Deal art projects and artists through some original correspondence with artists, printed material, interview transcripts, and several sound recordings of interviews with artists of the period. Subject files relate to WPA era art and art projects; many contain numerous photocopies of records from the Personnel Records Center and the U. S. Treasury Relief Arts Projects now in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration.

The collection consists primarily of artists' files documenting the WPA, The National Personnel Records Center, the Public Art Preservation Committee, and the U.S. Treasury Relief Art Project. Also found are lists of artists arranged by category, correspondence, transcripts of interviews, printed material, exhibition catalogs, monographs, photographs, slides, and sound recordings. Among the artists are: Charles Alston, Will Barnet, Ilya Bolotowsky, Louis Bouche, James Brooks, Charles Burchfield, Paul Cadmus, Minna Citron, Robert Cronbach, Hugo Gellert, Adloph Gottlieb, Leo Katz, Roy King, Albert Kotin, Edward Lanning, Ethel Magafan, William Palmer, Anton Refregier, Philip Reisman, Lincoln Rothschild, Joseph Solman, Harry Sternberg, Stuyvesant Van Veen, and Marion Walton.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 4 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Artists' Files, 1931-1999 (Boxes 1-5, 7, OV 8-10; 4.8 linear feet)

Series 2: Subject Files, 1934-1999 (Boxes 5, 7, OV 10; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1977-1989 (Box 5; 0.2 linear ft.)

Series 4: Sound Recordings, 1974-1976 (Boxes 5-6; 0.3 linear ft.)

Biographical Note:

Art historians Marlene Park and husband Gerald E. Markowitz conducted research on New Deal art projects. Their work resulted in an exhibition "New Deal for Art: The Government Projects of the 1930's with Examples from New York City and State" (1977) and a catalog with the same title. 7), and a book, Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal (1984). Both were on the faculty of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Marlene Park served on the Public Art Preservation Committee from 1979-1982.

Related Materials:

Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz Papers (Federal Arts Projects Research Materials) is located at Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum.

Provenance:

The Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research materials on New Deal Art were donated to the Archives in 1999 by art historians Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Transcripts

Photographs

Citation:

Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research material on New Deal art, circa 1974-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.parkmarl

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Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research materials on New Deal Art

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9519e3b81-b554-4bee-aca2-4fc1fc5a7542

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-parkmarl

Interviewee:

Magafan, Ethel, 1915 or 6-1993  Search this

Interviewer:

Trovato, Joseph S., 1912-1983  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Ethel Magafan, 1964 Nov. 5. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- New York (State)  Search this

Muralists -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women muralists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12460

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213648

AAA_collcode_magafa64

Theme:

New Deal

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213648

Interviewee:

Magafan, Ethel, 1915 or 6-1993  Search this

Interviewer:

Trovato, Joseph S., 1912-1983  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

12 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1964 Nov. 5

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Ethel Magafan conducted 1964 Nov. 5, by Joseph S. Trovato for the Archives of American Art.

Magafan speaks of her earliest associations with the WPA Federal Art Project; receiving commissions for murals in post offices and government buildings; subject matter of the murals she painted; her life in Woodstock, N.Y.; and her work methods.

Biographical / Historical:

Ethel Magafan (1915 or 6 -1993) was a mural painter in Woodstock, N.Y. Birthdate cited as both Oct. 10, 1916 and Aug. 10, 1915.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 25 min.

Provenance:

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.

Restrictions:

This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- New York (State)  Search this

Muralists -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women muralists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.magafa64

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99330bc74-067f-41cd-83d9-1a06d29d1bdf

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-magafa64

Creator:

DeWitt, John, 1910-1984  Search this

Names:

America 1976 (1976-1978: Washington, D.C.)  Search this

American artist and water reclamation (1973: Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Hereward Lester Cooke Foundation  Search this

United States. Bureau of Reclamation  Search this

Celmins, Vija, 1938-  Search this

Dodd, Lamar  Search this

Magafan, Ethel, 1915 or 6-1993  Search this

McCoy, Ann Wyeth  Search this

Raffael, Joseph, 1933-  Search this

Extent:

1.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Sound recordings

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Date:

1962-1979

Summary:

The scattered papers of federal arts administrator John DeWitt date from 1962-1979, and measure 1.4 linear feet. The collection primarily documents 1970s arts programs sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of the Interior. Found within the papers are correspondence concerning the department's art projects and exhibition files for The American Artist and Water Reclamation, 1972, and America 1976.

Scope and Content Note:

The scattered papers of federal arts administrator John DeWitt date from 1962-1979, and measure 1.4 linear feet. The collection primarily documents 1970s arts programs organized by DeWitt while working for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of the Interior. Found within the papers are scattered correspondence concerning the department's art projects, including the Preservation of Endangered Species Art Program and activities of the Hereward Lester Cooke Foundation. There are letters from artists Vija Celmins, Lamar Dodd, and Ethel Magafan.

Files for the two exhibitions organized by DeWitt for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, The American Artist and Water Reclamation and America 1976, include a wide variety of materials. There are correspondence, lists of artwork, printed materials, a scrapbook, financial materials, audio recordings of interviews with DeWitt, audio recordings of a symposium on America 1976, and numerous photographs of exhibited artwork and participating artists. There are also additional photographs of DeWitt and his colleagues and artists Joseph Raffael and Ann Wyeth McCoy.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 3 series; each series is arranged chronologically.

Missing Title

Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1979 (Box 1; 10 folders)

Series 2: Exhibition Files, 1962-1978 (Box 1, 2; 1.3 linear feet)

Series 3: Photographs, 1970-1974 (Box 2; 1 folder)

Biographical Note:

John DeWitt was born in 1910 and was a wood sculptor and federal arts administrator in Washingon, D.C.

DeWitt began his career as a professional writer and was a wood sculptor connected with the Veerhoff Gallery in Washington, D.C. His wife, Miriam Hapgood DeWitt, was a painter. In the late 1960s, DeWitt was the Director of Art Programs for the Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of Interior responsible for water conservation in arid regions of the United States. At this time, the Bureau initiated a program to present its accomplishments to the public through arts commissions and exhibitions. Under the direction of DeWitt and Lloyd Goodrich of the Whitney Museum of American Art, some 40 artists including Ralston Crawford, Peter Hurd, and Norman Rockwell, were invited to depict the scope of reclamation projects in the American West. The artists were given a free hand to depict any scene in any medium as long as the subject matter pertained to the Bureau of Reclamation's program. The resulting artwork was displayed in an exhibition, The American Artist and Water Reclamation, that opened at the National Gallery of Art in April 1972, and then toured the country in a traveling exhibition sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution.

As the Director of the Visual Arts Program for the Department of the Interior, DeWitt celebrated the Bicentennial by organizing the exhibition America 1976, for which he hired over forty realist painters including Vija Celmins, Ralston Crawford, Alex Katz, Philip Pearlstein, and Wayne Thiebaud, to depict a diverse range of Americana. DeWitt was employed by the Department of the Interior until 1977.

John DeWitt died in 1984.

Provenance:

The John DeWitt papers were donated in 1987 by DeWitt's widow, Miriam Hapgood DeWitt.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Arts administrators -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Citation:

John DeWitt papers, 1962-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.dewijohn

See more items in:

John DeWitt papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97958eaa1-1c25-42af-8cff-7fe4114adeba

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-dewijohn

Creator:

Magafan, Ethel, 1915 or 6-1993  Search this

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

Names:

Magafan, Jenne, 1916-1952  Search this

Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946  Search this

Extent:

54 Items ((on 2 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945

Date:

1950-1982

Scope and Contents:

Photographs and printed materials relating to Magafan's painting career.

Reel 3134: Photograph, ca. 1950, of Ethel and Jenne Magafan taken by Konrad Cramer; and printed material, 1952-1982, including exhibition catalogs, announcements, a poster, and a newsletter.

Reel NDA 14: Invitations and notifications of various competitions for the Section of Fine Arts, included are photographs, specifications of areas to be decorated, and correspondence particularly from Edward Rowan.

Biographical / Historical:

Ethel Magafan (1915 or 6-1993) was a mural and landscape painter from Colorado. Painted murals for the WPA. Jenne Magafan was her twin sister.

Provenance:

Material on reel NDA 14 lent for microfilming 1964, material on reel 3134 donated 1982 all by Ethel Magafan.

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:

Painters  Search this

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Art and state  Search this

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women muralists  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.magaethe

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93574fcd4-bedd-4b6f-9038-6b4ac896ccc8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-magaethe

Creator:

Laufman, Sidney, 1891-  Search this

Woodstock Artists Association (Woodstock, N.Y.)  Search this

Names:

Bouché, Louis, 1896-1969  Search this

Clark, Eliot Candee, 1883-  Search this

Fabri, Ralph, 1894-1975  Search this

Kroll, Leon, 1884-1974  Search this

Laufman, Beatrice R., d. 1980  Search this

Magafan, Ethel, 1915 or 6-1993  Search this

Schapiro, Meyer, 1904-  Search this

Extent:

1.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Date:

[ca.1922-1983]

Scope and Contents:

Biographical data; citations and awards; correspondence with Louis Bouche, Eliot Clark, Ralph Fabri, Leon Kroll, Ethel Magafan, Meyer Schapiro, dealers and others; a tape recording of an interview of Laufman conducted by Karl Fortess, 1967; and a transcript of an interview of Laufman conducted by Joseph Trovato, 1965. Photographs of Laufman and his paintings.

Typescripts of lectures and writings; 5 notebooks relating to his techniques, materials, and style, lists of works, and business notes, 1942 to 1952; a journal and a typescript of the journal kept by his wife Beatrice, ca. 1938-1955 and 3 of her oil paintings, 1926; business records; exhibition announcements and catalogs; printed material on the Third Woodstock Art Conference sponsored by the Woodstock Artists Association and others, 1950; clippings and approximately 100 photographs of Laufman and his paintings.

Biographical / Historical:

Landscape painter; born in Cleveland, Ohio; d. 1985. He studied at the Cleveland School of Art, the School of The Art Institute of Chicago, and under Robert Henri at the Art Students League of New York. After World War I, he and his wife settled in Paris where he worked for thirteen years before returning to the United States. He was active in the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in Florida and the WPA in New York. He also taught at the Art Students League in 1938.

Related Materials:

Sidney Laufman papers also at Syracuse University.

Provenance:

Donated 1983-1984 by Sidney Laufman.

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.

Occupation:

Painters  Search this

Topic:

Painting -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.laufsidn

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-laufsidn