Arthur Painter papers of the Federal Art Project, 1938-1941

Collection Information

Size: 1 Microfilm reel

Summary: The papers of arts administrator Arthur Painter date from 1938 to 1941. Material relates to Painter's role as the Director of Information for the Federal Art Project in San Francisco, California. Found are general publicity files which include correspondence, lists, photographs, printed materials, reports, and worksheets detailing fund allocations from various projects administered by the Federal Art Project. Of note is material on National Art Week in 1941 and the publicity relating to the dedication of murals at Fleishacker Mother's House at the San Francisco Zoo.

Biographical/Historical Note

Arthur C. Painter (1911-1980) was the Director of Information, Federal Art Project for Northern California.

Provenance

The materials microfilmed are from the files of Arthur Painter, but were loaned to AAA through Lewis Ferbrache who was a collector for AAA's "New Deal and the Arts" project. The papers were returned to Lewis Ferbrache after filming.

Language Note

English .

Location of Originals

• Originals returned to Lewis Ferbrache after microfilming.

Digitization Note

This site provides access to the papers of Arthur Painter in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2025 from 1 reel of microfilm, and total 253 images.

Funding Note

The digitization of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund