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Creator:

Block, Lou, 1895-1969  Search this

Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Names:

American Artists' Congress  Search this

Artists' Union (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Index of American Design  Search this

Extent:

47 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945

Date:

1936-1938

Scope and Contents:

Papers relating to Block's involvement as a supervisor in the WPA Federal Art Project New York City office and as a member of the Artists Congress.

Frames 825-889: Photographs of murals in New York City, many unidentified, and photographs of strike and picketing by Artists' Union [microfilm title WPA-FAP, New York].

Frames 1013-1300: Correspondence and memoranda regarding rejection of murals for the Harlem Hospital by black artists, and charges of racism and segregation in the FAP; memos and reports by Block on the Index of American Design in New York City, including a roster of master artists on the Index; memos relating to cutbacks and quotas on the FAP; memos from the Supervisors Association of the FAP; Artists Congress report to membership, November 1936; issues of AMERICAN ARTIST; Index of American Design exhibition catalogs; and other printed material.

Biographical / Historical:

Administrator, Federal Art Project; New York, N.Y.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1965 by Louis Block.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Arts administrators  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to public welfare -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.bloclou

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d5caddec-4ac5-4b13-9943-81bbd8cff10c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bloclou

Creator:

Block, Lou, 1895-1969  Search this

Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Subject:

Index of American Design  Search this

Artists' Union (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

American Artists' Congress  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945

Citation:

Lou Block papers, 1936-1938. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to public welfare -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Theme:

African American  Search this

New Deal  Search this

Patronage  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6746

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208871

AAA_collcode_bloclou

Theme:

African American

New Deal

Patronage

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208871

Creator:

Rothschild, Lincoln, 1902-1983  Search this

Subject:

Halpert, Edith Gregor  Search this

Miller, Kenneth Hayes  Search this

Davis, Charles H. (Charles Harold)  Search this

Greenbaum, Dorothea S.  Search this

Mangravite, Peppino  Search this

Piccoli, Girolamo  Search this

Schmidt, Katherine  Search this

Starr, Theodore  Search this

Von Groschwitz, Gustave  Search this

Winchester, Alice  Search this

Woodhouse, Betty Burroughs  Search this

Archer, Edmund  Search this

Cahill, Holger  Search this

Coffey, Katherine  Search this

Index of American Design  Search this

Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sketchbooks

Citation:

Lincoln Rothschild papers, 1920-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to public welfare -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8335

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210507

AAA_collcode_rothlinc

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210507

Creator:

Norman, Geoffrey, 1899-  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

National Society of Mural Painters (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Fine Arts Federation of New York  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- New York (N.Y.)

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- New York (N.Y.)

Citation:

Geoffrey Norman papers relating to the Federal Art Project, 1934-1940. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to public welfare -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Muralists  Search this

Theme:

Patronage  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9818

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212278

AAA_collcode_normgeof

Theme:

Patronage

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212278

Creator:

Falk, Sawyer, 1898-1961  Search this

Subject:

Flanagan, Hallie  Search this

Federal Theater Project (N.Y.)  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- New York (State)

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- New York (State)

Citation:

Sawyer Falk papers relating to the Federal Theater Project, 1935-1939. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State)  Search this

Federal aid to the theater -- New York (State)  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- New York (State)  Search this

Theater and state -- New York (State)  Search this

Playwriting  Search this

Drama in education -- New York (State)  Search this

Theme:

Patronage  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9844

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212338

AAA_collcode_falksawy

Theme:

Patronage

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212338

Creator:

Graham, F. Wynn  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

United American Artists  Search this

United Office and Professional Workers of America  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- New York (N.Y.)

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- New York (N.Y.)

Citation:

F. Wynn Graham papers, 1937-1941. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Federal aid to public welfare  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9858

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212356

AAA_collcode_grahf

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212356

Creator:

Rothschild, Lincoln, 1902-  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Index of American Design  Search this

Archer, Edmund, 1904-  Search this

Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960  Search this

Coffey, Katherine, d. 1972  Search this

Davis, Charles H. (Charles Harold), 1856-1933  Search this

Greenbaum, Dorothea S.  Search this

Halpert, Edith Gregor, 1900-1970  Search this

Mangravite, Peppino, 1896-  Search this

Miller, Kenneth Hayes, 1876-1952  Search this

Piccoli, Girolamo, 1900-1970  Search this

Schmidt, Katherine, 1898-1978  Search this

Starr, Theodore  Search this

Von Groschwitz, Gustave, 1906-1991  Search this

Winchester, Alice  Search this

Woodhouse, Betty Burroughs, 1899-1988  Search this

Extent:

1.8 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Sketchbooks

Date:

1920-1982

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material, interviews, printed materials, writings, correspondence, art work, and photographs.

REEL 290: Eleven scripts for radio programs on the Index of American Design, broadcast in New York throughout 1940. Interviewees include: Rothschild, Holger Cahill, director of the WPA-FAP; Edith Halpert, director of American Folk Art Gallery; Katherine Coffey, curator of Newark Museum; Alice Winchester, editor of "Antiques"; and Theodore Starr.

REEL NDA 15: Press releases; pamphlet on permanent art programs; Index of American Design papers; a report concerning government art programs; memorandum to Gustave Von Groschwitz outlining a plan for new subject matter for FAP artists; and "Report to the Sculptors of the Federal Art Project" by Girolamo Piccoli.[Report to the sculptors...under microfilm title Girolamo Piccoli]

UNMICROFILMED: Writings on art and on the Index of American Design; radio scripts for the series "The American Artists" sponsored by Artists Equity, 1953; clippings, 1936-1982; a nearly complete set of his newsletter, THE PRAGMATIST IN ART, 1964-1978; material on Kenneth Hayes Miller; resumes, school transcripts and memorabilia; photographs of Rothschild and of his sculpture; correspondence concerning THE PRAGMATIST IN ART (1964-1978), The Index of American Design (1968-1973), his research on Miller (1964-1977) and other publications, his work for Artists Equity, and other matters; a sketchbook; and a drawing. Among the correspondents are Samuel Kramer, editor of "The Shipyard Worker," Peppino Mangravite, Katherine Schmidt Shubert, Betty Burroughs Woodhouse, and critics Rudolf Arnheim, John Canaday and Donald Kuspit.

Biographical / Historical:

Lincoln Rothschild (1902-1983) was a cculptor and writer in New York, N.Y. Rothschild was the director of the New York Unit of the Index of American Design, 1937-1940. He taught at Columbia University and Adelphi College, 1946-1950 and was the National Executive Director for Artists' Equity Association, 1951-57. He was the author of SCULPTURE THROUGH THE AGES (1942) TO KEEP ART ALIVE-KENNETH HAYES MILLER, AMERICAN PAINTER 1876-1956 (1974), FORMS AND THEIR MEANINGS IN WESTERN ART (1976) and numerous articles.

Other Title:

Girolamo Piccoli [microfilm title]

Provenance:

Material on reel NDA15 donated by Rothschild, 1964; remainder donated 1987 by his widow, Elisabeth Rothschild.

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:

Sculptors  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to public welfare -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.rothlinc

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93083a3ad-b862-4911-81b8-f11dad81fab3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-rothlinc

Creator:

Falk, Sawyer, 1898-1961  Search this

Names:

Federal Theater Project (N.Y.)  Search this

Flanagan, Hallie, 1890-1969  Search this

Extent:

1 Reel (ca. 160 items (on 1 microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reels

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- New York (State)

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- New York (State)

Date:

1935-1939

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence with Falk regarding the Federal Theater Project in New York, particularly at the Civic University Theater in Syracuse. Correspondents include Hallie Flanagan, National Director of FTP. Also, programs, clippings, miscellaneous printed material, and a copy of INJUNCTION GRANTED, a play published in 1938.

Biographical / Historical:

Educator; Syracuse, New York. Director of the Drama Department at the University of Syracuse. Active in the Federal Theater Project.

Provenance:

The lender, Syracuse University Library and Archives, has Falk's papers. Falk was a professor of drama at the University.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Actors  Search this

Educators  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State)  Search this

Federal aid to the theater -- New York (State)  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- New York (State)  Search this

Theater and state -- New York (State)  Search this

Playwriting  Search this

Drama in education -- New York (State)  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.falksawy

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92b314476-ad5c-469e-bd08-8ea775112d3d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-falksawy

Creator:

Graham, F. Wynn  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

United American Artists  Search this

United Office and Professional Workers of America  Search this

Extent:

340 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- New York (N.Y.)

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- New York (N.Y.)

Date:

1937-1941

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence; mimeographed letters; bulletins; pamphlets; press releases; form letters; minutes; newsletters; and other printed materials relating to artists's organizations and unions in New York City, particularly United American Artists, United Office and Professional Workers of America, and the Federal Art Project.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, printmaker; Queens, New York. Graham appears to have been involved as an activist for greater federal support for the arts. She painted for the Federal Art Project.

Provenance:

The relation of the lender, Lew Greenfield, to F. Wynn Graham is uncertain.

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

Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Federal aid to public welfare  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.grahf

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95ce592f4-519a-4548-886d-f6eb034f0577

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-grahf

Creator:

Norman, Geoffrey, 1899-  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Fine Arts Federation of New York  Search this

National Society of Mural Painters (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Extent:

80 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- New York (N.Y.)

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- New York (N.Y.)

Date:

1934-1940

Scope and Contents:

Official correspondence consisting mainly of letters received by Norman while he was president of the Society of Mural Painters and chairman of the Committee on Mural Painting for the Fine Arts Federation of New York; membership lists; agenda; press releases; newsletters; and clippings relating to the National Society of Mural Painters and the Federal Art Project in New York City.

Biographical / Historical:

Mural and portrait painter, London, England and New York City. Painted murals for the Federal Art Project of the Work Projects Administration.

Provenance:

The lender, Geoffrey Norman, lent his papers for microfilming.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Portrait painters  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to public welfare -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Muralists  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.normgeof

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c22903f9-1ebe-40df-aa54-3b046a12feb1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-normgeof