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Subject:

Martin, David Stone  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Place:

Knoxville, Tenn.

Date:

ca. 1936

Citation:

Tennessee Valley Authority parade float, ca. 1936. David Stone Martin papers, 1930-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Automobiles  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Parades  Search this

Working class  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)9521

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David Stone Martin papers, 1930-1992

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_9521

Creator:

United States. Farm Security Administration. Historical Section  Search this

Names:

Collier, John, Jr., 1913-1992  Search this

Delano, Jack  Search this

Evans, Walker, 1903-1975  Search this

Lange, Dorothea  Search this

Lee, Russell, 1903-1986  Search this

Mydans, Carl  Search this

Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985  Search this

Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985  Search this

Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969  Search this

Stryker, Roy Emerson, 1893-1975  Search this

Vachon, John, 1914-1975  Search this

Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990  Search this

Extent:

2 Items (Textual records: 2 partial microfilm reels)

218 Items (Photographs)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1935-1942

Scope and Contents:

Scattered textual records selected from the Farm Security Administration, Historical Section records at the Library of Congress and the Farmers Home Administration records at the National Archives primarily revolving around activities of Roy Stryker. Included are personnel and travel records, typescripts of photograph captions, correspondence, memoranda, files on public relations and exhibits, and printed material.

218 copy prints of photographs of America taken for the FSA, including landscapes, people, homes and other architecture, rural scenes, urban scenes, workers, products of farm and industry, transportation, entertainment, and the Quarter Circle U Ranch, Birney, Montana. Photographers include: Arthur Rothstein, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, John Collier, Marion Post Wolcott, Jack Delano, Russell Lee, John Vachon, Ben Shahn, Carl Mydans, and Edwin Rosskam.

Biographical / Historical:

Established 1935 in the Resettlement Administration Historical Section's photographic project to document poverty stricken rural America under the direction of Roy E. Stryker. In 1937, Roosevelt established the FSA, and the Resettlement Administration and its programs fell under its auspices. The Historical Section of the Resettlement Administration remained intact under the FSA, and continued its photographic survey and historical documentation under Stryker's direction.

After 1942, the photographs project was transplanted to the Office War Information, and the emphasis of the project shifted from rural and urban conditions throughout Depression-era U.S. to the domestic impact of the war. In 1946, Congress created the Farmers Home Administration (FHA) which absorbed the FSA and its programs.

Related Materials:

Additional FSA-OWI records located at: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (microfilm available at LC)

Additional Stryker papers located at: Photographic Archives University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky. 40208

Provenance:

Microfilm and copy prints donated by the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, 1965.

Reel FSA/WDC2: Record Group 96, textual records of the Farmers Home Administration include the records of the FSA, predecessor to the FHA.

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:

Photography -- United States -- Landscape -- Photographs  Search this

Photography -- United States -- Portraits -- Photographs  Search this

Architectural photography -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- Photographs  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Function:

Agencies

Identifier:

AAA.unstfsad

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93760d8ca-0e22-4f9b-8bfb-c9d6ba0078c4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-unstfsad

Creator:

Stryker, Roy Emerson, 1893-1975  Search this

Names:

United States. Farm Security Administration. Historical Section  Search this

Collier, John, Jr., 1913-1992  Search this

Delano, Jack  Search this

Evans, Walker, 1903-1975  Search this

Lange, Dorothea  Search this

Lee, Russell, 1903-1986  Search this

Locke, Edwin  Search this

Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985  Search this

Vachon, John, 1914-1975  Search this

Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990  Search this

Extent:

9 Microfilm reels

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945

Date:

1932-1964

Scope and Contents:

Papers documenting Stryker's career as the head of the Farm Security Administration's photographic section, including correspondence with John Collier, Jack Delano, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, Edwin Locke, Arthur Rothstein, John Vachon, Marion Post Wolcott and others; reports; articles on Stryker and the FSA; publications; speeches; photographs and miscellaneous materials.

Biographical / Historical:

Director of the Farm Security Administration Historical Section; Washington, D.C. Under Stryker the Photographic project of the FSA documented the drought, poverty and despair of rural and urban America during the Depression.

Provenance:

Papers lent for microfilming 1963-1966 by Roy Stryker.

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  Search this

Documentary photography -- United States  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.stryroyp

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e4dd9941-9e7d-4a9d-b65e-e4f4f5e840b9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-stryroyp

Creator:

Heil, Walter, 1890-1973  Search this

M.H. De Young Memorial Museum  Search this

Subject:

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

Place:

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

Citation:

Walter Heil papers, 1929-1973. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California  Search this

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

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7706

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209870

AAA_collcode_heilwalt

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209870

Creator:

Heil, Walter, 1890-1973  Search this

M.H. de Young Memorial Museum  Search this

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

Extent:

5.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

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

Date:

1929-1973

Scope and Contents:

UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence; photographs; engagement calendars; printed and manuscript material; catalogues; business material.

Reel NDA 3: Two notebooks containing names and addresses of San Francisco and Bay area artists interested in being employed on the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP); payroll data; artists submitting work ideas; reports of artists; record of sketches and paintings submitted by Bay area artists, Dec. 1933-Jan. 1934; report of the Regional Committee of PWAP (Region 15)--Northern California discussing the work executed for the Project in Northern California, Nevada, Utah, and Hawaii; and miscellaneous correspondence.

Biographical / Historical:

Director of the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, Calif., 1933-196 and the Region 15--Northern California, Nevada, and Utah--director of the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP).

Provenance:

Mrs. Leyland Stevens, daughter of Walter Heil, donated the papers in 1974. In 1983, 2 engagement calendars and 5 items of correspondence were found at the M.H. De Young Museum and turned over to the Archives. In 1964, Lewis Ferbrache loaned some material for microfilming on reel NDA 3; originals were returned to Lewis Ferbrache after microfilming.

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:

Art historians -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Museum directors -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California  Search this

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

Identifier:

AAA.heilwalt

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw999ad5cea-6531-42dc-aaf1-46b375caa3b9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-heilwalt

Author:

Midtown Galleries (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Janet Marqusee Fine Arts  Search this

Physical description:

38, [1] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 x 28 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

United States

Date:

1988

[1988]

20th century

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Artists' preparatory studies  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Call number:

ND2608 .P14 1988

ND2608.P14 1988

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_353976

Creator:

Shuster, Will, 1893-1969  Search this

Subject:

Henri, Robert  Search this

La Farge, Oliver  Search this

Scott, Winfield Townley  Search this

Sheridan, John E.  Search this

Wheelock, Warren  Search this

Nash, Willard Ayer  Search this

Karig, Walter  Search this

Sloan, John  Search this

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

Place:

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- New Mexico

Citation:

Will Shuster papers, [undated] and 1914-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art, American -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New Mexico  Search this

Art and state -- New Mexico  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- New Mexico  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- New Mexico  Search this

Theme:

Diaries  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13458

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211861

AAA_collcode_shuswill

Theme:

Diaries

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211861

Creator:

Shuster, Will  Search this

Names:

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

Henri, Robert, 1865-1929  Search this

Karig, Walter, 1898-  Search this

La Farge, Oliver, 1901-1963  Search this

Nash, Willard Ayer, 1898-1943  Search this

Scott, Winfield Townley, 1910-1968  Search this

Sheridan, John E., 1880-1948  Search this

Sloan, John, 1871-1951  Search this

Wheelock, Warren, 1880-1960  Search this

Extent:

12 Reels (ca. 3000 items (on 12 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reels

Place:

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- New Mexico

Date:

[undated] and 1914-1970

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence with John Sloan and others, writings, poems, original art works, scrapbooks, photographs, and Shuster's own descriptions of his work.

Reel NDA 3: Instructions, releases, speeches, manuscripts notes, photographs of Shuster's PWAP murals in New Mexico; and a typescript of a comedy written by Shuster.

Reels 169-177: 400 letters, 1917-1968, including correspondence with Robert Henri, Edgar Varese, John S. Velie, Walter Karig, and family members. Other materials consist of diaries, 1918, 1928, 1933-1934, 1937-1962, and 1964-1969; photographs of Shuster, family, and friends, and his work; original drawings, watercolors, oils and etchings; sketchbooks; poems, lectures, and stories by Shuster; a record of his works; scrapbooks, 1920-1928, 1923-1935, and 1935-1963; and material relating to John Sloan, who was Shuster's close friend and his teacher in 1920.

Reel 277: Materials relating to John Sloan, including letters from him 1922-1951; notes by Winifield Townley Scott recording conversations with Helen Shuster and Mrs. Sloan after Sloan's death and commenting on Sloan's work, tributes by Oliver LaFarge and others, and clippings. Additional correspondents are John Sheridan, Robert Henri, Warren Wheelock, Willard Nash, and the Veterans Administration, concerning Shuster's medical disability after having his lungs damaged by poisoned gas during the World War, 1914-1918. Also included are poems by Shuster, 1925-1939, and other Santa Fe residents, including Scott; and correspondence and printed material relating to Shuster's participation in various Santa Fe festivals.

Reel 4283: Five letters from Sloan to Shuster. Three letters are illustrated and contain detailed instructions and advice on etching technique. A fourth letter, dated Jan 2, 1922, includes a recipe for gesso preparation and an offer from Sloan to pay Shuster's entry fee to "show in the Independents." Sloan in his two page letter, dated January 3, 1947, comments on the pace of his work; his participation in a "Mr. & Mrs. Exhibition" at the Laurel Gallery; a production of Eugene O'Neill's "The Ice Man Cometh"; and the Whitney Annual.

Arrangement:

Letters arranged chronologically.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, printmaker, and writer active in Santa Fe, N.M.; b. 1893; d. 1969

Provenance:

The material borrowed from Will Shuster in October 1964 (reel NDA 3) was part of a project of AAA to document New Deal art projects throughout the U.S. The bulk of the Will Shuster papers (reels 169-177, 277) were lent by his widow, Selma Dingee Shuster. Five letters from John Sloan (Reel 4283) were lent in 1989 by her estate.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Painters  Search this

Printmakers  Search this

Topic:

Art, American -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New Mexico  Search this

Art and state -- New Mexico  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- New Mexico  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- New Mexico  Search this

Function:

Art festivals

Identifier:

AAA.shuswill

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b8741298-fe2f-4be8-a772-3ae7d5f5f034

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-shuswill

Artist:

Bendor Mark, born New York City 1912  Search this

Medium:

charcoal on paperboard

Dimensions:

sheet: 26 3/4 x 20 in. (68.0 x 50.8 cm)

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1939

Topic:

Figure group\male  Search this

Still life\weapon\gun  Search this

New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project  Search this

State of being\other\imprisonment  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Bernard Marcus

Object number:

1971.280

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk712c10048-af97-44ca-8f67-96929b5276d9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1971.280

Artist:

Josephine Joy, born North River Mills, WV 1869-died Peoria, IL 1948  Search this

Medium:

oil on fiberboard

Dimensions:

23 7/8 x 28 in. (60.8 x 71.0 cm)

Type:

Painting

Folk Art

Date:

ca. 1935-1937

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

Fantasy  Search this

Asian Indian  Search this

New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\California  Search this

Architecture Interior\civic\prison  Search this

Architecture Interior\castle  Search this

State of being\other\imprisonment  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration

Object number:

1971.447.38

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7747d3f12-2c34-406e-9232-a945d7f9e03c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1971.447.38

Artist:

Richard Correll, born Springfield, MO 1904-died New York City 1990  Search this

Medium:

linoleum print on paper

Dimensions:

image: 9 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (24.1 x 16.8 cm)

Type:

Graphic Arts-Print

Date:

ca. 1938

Topic:

Figure female\nude  Search this

New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\Washington State  Search this

State of being\other\imprisonment  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols

Object number:

1974.38.85

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7cf481bb5-0050-45ca-8ea3-ec0c1ade88d8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1974.38.85

Creator:

Bruce, Edward, 1879-1943  Search this

Names:

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

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

Biddle, George, 1885-1973  Search this

Dornbush, Adrian  Search this

Dows, Olin, 1904-1981  Search this

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962  Search this

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945  Search this

Stein, Leo, 1872-1947  Search this

Sterne, Maurice, 1878-1957  Search this

Extent:

8.9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diaries

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Place:

United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945

Date:

1902-1960

bulk 1932-1942

Summary:

The Edward Bruce papers measure 8.9 linear feet and date from 1902 to 1960, with the bulk of the material dating from 1932 to 1942. The collection documents Bruce's work as an artist, art collector, exhibition juror, and federal government art administrator, particularly his tenure as Director of the U. S. Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts. Well over one-half of the collection consists of extensive correspondence with artists, art collectors and dealers, arts associations, galleries, and government officials, including President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Scope and Content Note:

The Edward Bruce papers measure 8.9 linear feet and date from 1902 to 1960, with the bulk of the material dating from 1932 to 1942. The collection documents Bruce's work as an artist, art collector, exhibition juror, and federal government art administrator, particularly his tenure as Director of the U. S. Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts. Well over one-half of the collection consists of extensive correspondence with many notable artists and government officials. Also found is scattered biographical material, office diaries and speeches, personal financial material, printed material, four scrapbooks, and photographs.

A small amount of biographical material includes birth records and many awards and certificates. Bruce's correspondence files comprise over half of this collection, containing correspondence with family, friends, artists, art organizations, political figures, museums, art galleries, and government agencies. Found within the files is extensive correspondence with friend and art critic Leo Stein and artist friend Maurice Sterne. Additional artists Bruce corresponded with include George Biddle, Adrian Dornbush, and Olin Dows. Also included is correspondence documenting his career as Chief of the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts with government colleagues and officials, much of it concerning his role on various federal arts committees, including the Commission of Fine Arts. There is also extensive correspondence with Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt concerning federal and public art projects.

Writings include office diaries and notebooks containing notes, addresses, lists of Section of Fine Arts projects, and dated work entries. There are copies of numerous written speeches given by Bruce on the importance of art, public art projects, and political issues. Financial material consists of a small number of items documenting Bruce's financial activity such as tax and insurance records, bills, a cash book, and house leases. Printed material documents Edward Bruce's career as an artist and federal arts projects and programs. Found are news clippings and magazine articles, exhibition catalogs, brochures, bulletins from the Section of Fine Arts, published speeches, and miscellaneous publications. Four scrapbooks contain news clippings, letters, photographs, and other printed material highlighting Bruce's career.

Extensive photographs include photographs of Bruce's artwork, portraits of Bruce, the Bruces with family and with friends and at many special events, including an NBC radio broadcast and at an exhibition with Eleanor Roosevelt. There are also photographs taken by Bruce during his travels and while living in Anticoli Carrado, Italy.

Arrangement:

The Edward Bruce collection is arranged into 7 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1904-1938 (Box 1, OV 11; 3 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1921-1957 (Boxes 1-6; 5.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1931-1942 (Box 6; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 4: Financial Material, circa 1909-1913, circa 1928-1943(Box 6, 0.3 linear feet)

Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1919, circa 1926-1943, 1960 (Box 7, 0.5 linear feet)

Series 6: Scrapbooks, 1922-1941 (Box 7-8; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 7: Photographs, circa 1902-1943 (Box 7, 9-10; 1.0 linear foot)

Although the collection no longer matches the exact filmed order, large groups of materials have been maintained in film order, particularly the correspondence. Microfilm reel and frame number notations are provided at the folder level when known.

Biographical Note:

Edward Bruce was born in 1879 in Dover Plains, New York. Though he enjoyed painting at a young age, he pursued a career in law and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1904. He practiced law in New York and in Manila, Philippines and was actively involved in international issues. He became president of the Pacific Development Corporation of California, was a lobbyist for the Philippine Independence Bill, and, in 1933, attended the London Economic Conference as a silver expert.

In 1923 Bruce gave up his career in law and business and began to paint, particularly landscapes. He and his wife Peggy spent the next six years in Anticoli Carrado, Italy where he studied painting from his friend and fellow artist Maurice Sterne. Bruce returned to the United States in 1929 and settled in California, exhibiting his artwork to much public and critical praise. In addition, Bruce was an avid collector of Chinese art.

In 1933 Bruce was appointed Chief of the newly established Public Works of Art Project, a federal government New Deal program within the U.S. Treasury Department, that employed artists to decorate numerous public buildings and parks. Though this federal program lasted less than a year, Bruce worked with Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., to establish the Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture in 1934 - later renamed the Section of Fine Arts in 1938. Bruce was appointed Director of the department and played a primary role in securing federal government support for American artists. In 1940 he was appointed to the Commission of Fine Arts by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Bruce received many honors and awards during his lifetime both for his work as an artist and for his capable and dedicated administration of federal arts programs. Despite poor health, he continued his work for the Section of Fine Arts until shortly before his death in 1943.

Related Material:

Other resources in the Archives relating to Edward Bruce include an oral history interview with Margaret (Peggy) Bruce on October 11, 1963 conducted by Harlan Phillips. Miscellaneous Manuscript Collections include one file of material, 1933-1960, concerning Edward Bruce that was donated by the U.S. General Services Administration in 1986 and microfilmed on reel 3960.

Also available at the Archives are two collections of records loaned by the U.S. National Archives from their Public Buildings Administration records and the records of the Public Works of Art Project for microfilming by the Archives. Microfilm reels DC1-DC 13 and DC116-DC128 contain Edward Bruce's files and correspondence, respectively.

Separated Material:

A book Art in Federal Buildings by Forbes Watson and Edward Bruce was donated to AAA with Bruce's papers and microfilmed with the rest of collection on Microfilm Reel D91-D92, and then transferred to the Smithsonian American Art Museum Library.

Provenance:

The Edward Bruce papers were donated by Margaret (Peggy) Bruce, Edward Bruce's wife, in 1962. Additional printed material, financial records, and photographs of artwork were donated by Mrs. Bruce's niece, Maria Ealand in 1979.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. The collection is partially microfilmed. Use of material not microfilmed 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:

Painters  Search this

Arts administrators  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Art, American  Search this

Art and state  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Citation:

Edward Bruce papers, 1902-1960 (bulk 1932-1942). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.brucedwa

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Edward Bruce papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw974a5ae73-b9a3-4cce-a3ec-77c07cc1ce18

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-brucedwa

Artist:

James Michael Newell, born Carnegie, PA 1900-died 1985  Search this

Medium:

oil on paperboard

Dimensions:

sight 15 3/8 x 27 7/8 in. (39.0 x 70.7 cm.)

Type:

Painting

Date:

ca. 1940

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

Landscape\time\night  Search this

African American  Search this

History\United States\Civil War  Search this

History\United States\Underground Railroad  Search this

Landscape\New York\Dolgeville  Search this

New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\New York State  Search this

State of being\other\enslaved  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration

Object number:

1962.8.97

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Department:

Painting and Sculpture

On View:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 36A

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70051bb27-108c-4572-9b09-aa01b7ff1b55

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1962.8.97

Artist:

Ferdinand Lo Pinto, born New York City 1906  Search this

Medium:

gouache on paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 15 1/2 x 22 in. (39.4 x 55.8 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1937

Topic:

Architecture\domestic\house  Search this

Indian\Inuit  Search this

Landscape\Alaska\Ketchikan  Search this

New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U. S. Department of Labor

Object number:

1964.1.210

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7966b7665-d320-4255-b6fa-89ed52b507e6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1964.1.210

Artist:

Stuart R. Purser, born Stamps, AR 1907-died Gainesville, FL 1986  Search this

Medium:

oil on canvas mounted on paperboard

Dimensions:

15 x 35 7/8 in. (38.1 x 91.2 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

ca. 1940

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

Occupation\farm\harvesting  Search this

African American  Search this

Landscape\Mississippi  Search this

Animal\horse  Search this

Study\mural study  Search this

Architecture\vehicle\wagon  Search this

Occupation\industry\manufacturing  Search this

New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Mississippi  Search this

Architecture Exterior\industry\factory  Search this

State of being\other\enslaved  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

Object number:

1965.18.28

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ef221854-65db-4485-b889-e2600e2f6739

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1965.18.28

Artist:

Beymer, n.d.  Search this

Medium:

oil on canvas

Dimensions:

20 1/8 x 34 1/4 in. (51.0 x 87.0 cm.)

Type:

Painting

Date:

ca. 1935

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

Landscape\mountain  Search this

Landscape\season\winter  Search this

Animal\dog\husky  Search this

Travel\land\sleigh  Search this

Indian\Inuit  Search this

New Deal  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

Object number:

1965.18.99

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7df95d75c-d3f8-468f-b517-2f85a6e4cdc2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1965.18.99

Artist:

Louis Siegriest, born Oakland, CA 1899-Berkeley, CA 1990  Search this

Medium:

screenprint on paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 36 1/8 x 25 1/4 in. (91.6 x 64.0 cm)

Type:

Graphic Arts-Print

Date:

1939

Topic:

Indian\Inuit  Search this

Dress\costume\mask  Search this

New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project  Search this

Object\written matter\poster  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ralph H. Lewis

Object number:

1973.23.4

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk729cc099d-0b42-4f5a-8de5-944400d5b6fe

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1973.23.4

Artist:

Edward Millman, born Chicago, IL 1907-died Woodstock, NY 1964  Search this

Medium:

tempera on fiberboard

Dimensions:

12 x 36 in. (30.5 x 91.4 cm.)

Type:

Painting

Date:

ca. 1937

Topic:

Figure group\male  Search this

Occupation\industry\lumber  Search this

Study\mural study  Search this

Allegory\civic\democracy  Search this

New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Illinois  Search this

Object\tool\axe  Search this

Object\tool\scythe  Search this

History\United States\Illinois  Search this

State of being\other\enslaved  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration

Object number:

1974.28.8

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ef6f3899-cb21-4c8c-a7d8-b6089b62ea39

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1974.28.8

Creator:

National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni  Search this

Ward, C.E.  Search this

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)  Search this

Bidwell, Timothy  Search this

Bires, Andrew, G.  Search this

Extent:

155 Cubic feet (331 boxes, 57 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Panoramas

Photographs

Newspapers

Pamphlets

Audiovisual materials

Newsletters

Books

Blueprints

Cartoons (humorous images)

Logs (records)

Manuals

Magazines (periodicals)

Menus

Memoirs

Rosters

Poems

Sheet music

Date:

1853-2009, undated

bulk 1933-1942

Summary:

The Archival collections of the National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni (NACCCA) donated in 2006. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), created as part of the New Deal legislation initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, was a public work relief program for unemployed men designed to reduce high unemployment during the Great Depression. The CCC carried out a broad natural resource conservation program on national, state, and municipal lands from 1933 to 1942. This collection contains papers, photographs, and ephemera collected and created by alumni of the CCC and donated to the NACCCA archives.

Scope and Contents:

This material was acquired by the National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni (NACCCA)from CCC alumni and originally housed in the NACCCA archives in St. Louis, Missouri. Photographic materials, including loose photos, slides, snapshots, group photos, panoramic photos, and albums and binders of photographs; printed materials, including newspapers published by individual companies, camps and districts, and the national CCC newspaper, Happy Days; materials documenting each camp, including camp histories, personal memoirs, blueprints of camps and projects worked on; the papers of C.E. Ward, Educational Director of the CCC's 3rd Corps, which document the planning and implementation of educational activities in that region; miscellaneous materials, including camp rosters, cartoons, menus, poems, pamphlets, booklets, magazines, manuals, enrollee discharge papers, work logs, and sheet music; and other more recent materials such as research papers, books on the CCC, selected audiotape and video interviews with some of the alumni; and other miscellaneous items. The collection is arranged into nine series.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into nine series.

Series 1: Scrapbooks, 1853-2003, undated

Series 2: State Material, 1922-2008, undated

Series 3: Publications, 1924-2006, undated

Series 4: C.E. Ward, 3rd Corps, 1933-2001, undated

Series 5: Photographs, 1929-2008, undated

Series 6: General Ephemera, 1915-2006, undated

Series 7: Bidwell Addendum, 1933-1987, undated

Series 8: Bires Addendum, 1934-1985, undated

Series 9: Audiovisual Materials, 1933-2009, undated

Biographical / Historical:

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal era program, created in 1933 to reduce unemployment, a direct result of the Great Depression. The CCC provided national conservation work across the United States for young, unmarried men. Veterans could be enrolled in the CCC after verification of their service by the Veteran's Administration. Veterans were exempt from the age and marriage restriction. Projects included planting trees, bulding flood barriers, combatting forest fires, maintaining forest roads and trails, and building recreational facilities in the National Park system and a host of other projects. There were separate CCC programs for Native Americans of recognized tribes and African Americans. In 1942, with the waning of the Great Depression and America's entry into World War II in December 1941, resources devoted to the CCC (men and materials) were diverted to the war effort. Congress ceased funding for the CCC and liquidation of the CCC was included in the Labor-Federal Security Appropriation Act (56 Stat. 569) on July 2, 1942, and for the most part completed by June 30, 1943. Appropriations for the liquidation of the CCC continued through April 20, 1948.

Related Materials:

Materials at Other Organizations

National Archives and Records Administration

Record Group 35, Civilian Conservation Corps

Provenance:

Collection donated by National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni in 2006.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with cotton gloves. Researchers may use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis and as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of the collection requires special appointment, please inquire; listening to LP recordings is only possible by special arrangement.

Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view materials in cold storage. Using cold room materials requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Conservation of natural resources -- 1930-1950  Search this

Depressions -- 1929 -- United States  Search this

National parks and reserves  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

State parks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Panoramas

Photographs -- 20th century

Newspapers

Pamphlets

Audiovisual materials

Newsletters

Books

Blueprints -- 20th century

Cartoons (humorous images)

Logs (records)

Manuals

Magazines (periodicals) -- 20th century

Menus

Memoirs

Rosters

Poems

Sheet music -- 20th century

Citation:

Civilian Conservation Corps Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0930

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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f608a47e-d1a4-4b39-8a85-c1a7bf9c84b6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0930

Creator:

Bunn, William E. L., 1910-2009  Search this

Names:

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

United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Painting and Sculpture  Search this

United States. General Services Administration  Search this

W.A. Sheaffer Pen Company  Search this

Allen, Lee, 1910-2006  Search this

Wood, Grant, 1891-1942  Search this

Extent:

13.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Blueprints

Sketchbooks

Drawings

Transcriptions

Watercolors

Sketches

Interviews

Designs

Diaries

Date:

1863-2009

Summary:

The papers of painter, muralist, and designer William E. L. Bunn measure 13.4 linear feet and date from 1863-2009. The collection documents Bunn's career as a painter, industrial designer, and his work on Treasury Department post office mural commissions through biographical material, scattered correspondence, project files, industrial design records, diaries and journals, writings and notes, printed material, photographs, and artwork. Also found are Bunn's papers regarding Grant Wood.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of painter, muralist, and designer William E. L. Bunn measure 13.4 linear feet and date from 1863-2009. The collection documents Bunn's career as a painter, industrial designer, and his work on Treasury Department post office mural commissions through biographical material, scattered correspondence, project files, industrial design records, diaries and journals, writings and notes, printed material, photographs, and artwork. Also found are Bunn's papers regarding Grant Wood.

Biographical material consists of certificates, school records, Bunn family genealogy records, an interview transcript, and an autobiographical file maintained by Bunn containing professional summaries, lists of works, one motion picture film reel of home movies, and other records. Correspondence documents exhibitions, awards, mural projects, and other commissions. Of note is correspondence with the General Services Administration, friend and fellow artist Lee Allen, and illustrated envelopes Bunn sent to his wife Annavene.

Project files contain photographs, notes, sketches, correspondence, and news clippings. Included is Bunn's notebook "Index to Projects" which provides additional information. Industrial design records include drawings and blueprints, employment records, photographs and publications, primarily from his work at Sheaffer Pen Company and Cuckler Steele Span Company.

Bunn's papers relating to Grant Wood include documentation from the Grant Wood Art Festival, as well as printed material, notes, and correspondence about Wood. Also found are photographs, including two photographs of Wood and photographs of his residence in Iowa City. Forty-one diaries and journals date from 1929-1951 and 1969-2003. Early diaries document art projects and school activities while he was a student at University of Iowa. Later journals document his work, travel, expenditures, and goals. Writings and notes include to-do lists, documentation on people Bunn knew, his artworks, lists of personal belongings, and topics of interest, such as astrology and steamboats. Also found are five notebooks on various subjects.

Printed material consists of exhibition catalogs, magazines, news clippings, and Treasury Department bulletins. Also found are announcements of mural competitions, postcards, and published images of steamboats. Photographs depict Bunn, his family, friends, and artwork. Additional photographs depict various subjects that were of interest to Bunn, including nature scenes, steamboats, airplanes, and bridges.

Artwork includes costume and theater designs created as part of William Bunn's thesis at University of Iowa. Also included are drawings and watercolors for potential art projects, as well as preliminary drawings and studies or technical drawings from his work as an industrial designer. Additionally, there are four sketchbooks, two of which include sketches and notes for the post office murals in Minden, Nebraska, and Hamburg, Iowa.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 10 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1910-2009 (Box 1, 12, FC 33; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1927-2006 (Box 1; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 3: Project Files, circa 1925-2002 (Box 1-3, 12, OV 15-19, RD 31; 2.2 linear feet)

Series 4: Industrial Design Records, circa 1944-1977 (Box 3, 12, OV 20; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 5: Papers Relating to Grant Wood, 1935-2006 (Box 3-4, 12; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 6: Diaries and Journals, 1929-2003 (Box 4-6; 2.2 linear feet)

Series 7: Writings and Notes, circa 1928-2004 (Box 6-7; 1.0 linear foot)

Series 8: Printed Material, 1896-2009 (Box 7-8, 12, OV 21; 1.4 linear feet)

Series 9: Photographs, 1863-1990s (Box 8-9, 13; 1.6 linear feet)

Series 10: Artwork, circa 1926-2004 (Box 9-11, 14, OVs 22-30, RD 32; 2.3 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

William E. L. Bunn (1910-2009) was a designer, muralist, and painter in Ft. Madison, Iowa and Ojai, California. Bunn was born in Muscatine, Iowa and received his B.A. in Graphic and Plastic Arts and an M.A. in Theater Design, both from the University of Iowa. In 1937 he was awarded a one-year post-graduate fellowship as an art intern for Grant Wood. From 1938 to 1942 he won four commissions from the Treasury Department to produce murals for Federal buildings. He also exhibited paintings, primarily depicting Mississippi River steamboats, at the National Academy of Design, Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and other group shows. Beginning in 1943 Bunn worked as an industrial designer at several companies including Sheaffer Pen Company (1946-1967) and Cuckler Steele Span Company (1967-1977). After his retirement, he and his wife, Annavene, moved to California, and he continued to paint. Bunn was also active in the Theosophical Society and had an interest in aviation.

Provenance:

The collection was donated by William E. L. Bunn in 1989 and in 2010 by Bunn's daughter, Chari Petrowski. In 1986 two sketchbooks and sketches were transferred with Bunn's permssion from the General Services Administration, which had received them from Bunn.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate 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:

Designers -- Iowa  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Muralists -- Iowa  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- Middle West  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Blueprints

Sketchbooks

Drawings

Transcriptions

Watercolors

Sketches

Interviews

Designs

Diaries

Citation:

William E. L. Bunn papers, 1863-2009. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.bunnwill

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William E. L. Bunn papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91212b330-04e0-4bcb-8ed7-8787c0f37d84

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bunnwill