George Pearse Ennis, ca. 1936

Physical Details: Photographic print : 1 item : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.

Creator: Lewis Jacobs, photographer

Description: Ennis at work on a charcoal cartoon for one of the panels of a stained glass window, for the Works Progress Administration.

Identification on verso, left (handwritten and stamped):
Title: Life of Washington; Artist: Geo. Pearse Ennis; Medium: Stained Glass
Information on verso, right (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 235 East 42nd Street; New York City
Location: U.S. Military Academy; Negative No.: J147F
Information on accompanying label (typewritten): ONE OF THE PROCESSES IN MAKING A STAINED GLASS WINDOW
George Pearse Ennis making a charcoal cartoon for one of the panels of a stained glass window executed under the direction of the WPA Federal Art Project and recently installed in Washington Hall, the mess hall of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Originally designed by Mr. Ennis (and at his death carried on by Archibald H. Sawyer and Oscar H. Julius; at Mr. Sawyer's death completed by Mr. Julius). The Mural will be officially presented to Major General Connor, Commandant of the Academy by Audrey McMahon, Assistant to Holger Cahill, in informal ceremonies this Saturday afternoon, October 2nd.

Forms part of: Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942

Citation: George Pearse Ennis, ca. 1936 / Lewis Jacobs, photographer. Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 2086

Subjects:

• Art and state
• Artists at or with their work
• Ennis, George Pearse
• Federal aid to the arts
• Glass painting and staining
• New Deal, 1933-1939

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