Collection Information
Size: 0.6 Linear feet (535 items)
Summary: Ca. 535 negatives of murals, signs, ceramic figures, furniture, sculpture, toys, posters, and other arts and crafts made for the FAP in the Ohio region.
Federal Art Project (Ohio)
Size: 0.6 Linear feet (535 items)
Summary: Ca. 535 negatives of murals, signs, ceramic figures, furniture, sculpture, toys, posters, and other arts and crafts made for the FAP in the Ohio region.
The Federal Art Project was established under Federal Project No. 1 of the WPA. The 48 states and territories were divided into regions and FAP programs were initiated, employing thousands of unemployed artists and craftsmen.
Donated 1974 by the Fine Arts Department, Ohio State University.
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FAP negatives of art and craft work, 1936-1940. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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