McMahon, Audrey, b. 1890 d. 1981
Arts administratorNew York, N.Y. (Show Bio)
Audrey McMahon papers, 1935-1980
0.4 linear ft.
The scattered papers of Audrey McMahon include correspondence, writings, notes and research files, and printed material assembled mainly during the late 1960s while assisting Francis V. O'Connor to complete Federal Support for the Visual Arts: The New Deal and Now (1969) and The New Deal Art Projects: An Anthology of Memoirs (1970), and, to a lesser degree, relating to McMahon's activities as Regional Director of the WPA Federal Art Project for New York and New Jersey. Included are photocopies of original correspondence (1935-1941) between McMahon and Holger Cahill and Brehon Somervell, held by the National Archives.
Donated 1997 by Geraldine Rhoads, executrix of McMahon's estate.
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