Danysh, Joseph A., b. 1906
Arts administrator, Painter, SculptorCalif. (Show Bio)
Federal art : a memoir of the thirties, [ca. 1980]
0.2 linear ft. (ca. 250 p.)
Typescript of Danysh's unpublished reminiscences regarding his experiences in the 1930s as Western Regional Director of the WPA Federal Art Project. Notes and drafts are also included. Danysh provides candid portraits of many WPA artists and administrators.
Donated 1988 by Elizabeth D. Danysh, Danysh's widow.
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