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  • William C. Palmer, 1937 Apr. 13

    William C. Palmer

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    Title: [William C. Palmer].
    Date:1937 Apr. 13
    Physical Details: Photographic print : 1 : b&w ; 19 x 13 cm.
    Creator: Truehoff, photographer
    Description: Portrait of Palmer

    Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 13 East 37th St.; New York City
    William Palmer (portrait); Date: 4/13/37; Negative No.: P706; Photographer: Truehoff.
    Identification on accompanying label (typewritten): William C. Palmer
    Born in 1906, Des Moines, Iowa. Studied at Art Students League, Ecoleves Beaux Arts de Fontainbleau, France; Taught privately; did a mural for Queens Co. General Hospital, while on PWAP, from July to Oct., 1934. Studied fresco painting under Baudoun in 1927. Private instructor in technical facts on painting, chemistry of color, method, oil in tempera and Florentine guilding.
    Subjects: Art and state / Federal aid to the arts / New Deal, 1933-1939 / Portraits / William C. (William Charles) Palmer
    Forms part of: Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, 1935-1942
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    Citation: [William C. Palmer], 1937 Apr. 13 / Truehoff, photographer. Photographic print : 1 : b&w ; 19 x 13 cm. Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, 1935-1942. Archives of American Art.
    Copyright: AAA Copyright Policy
    Digital ID: 2315


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