Public Works of Art Project and Treasury Section bulletins, 1934-1941

Collection Information

Size: 1 Microfilm reel

Summary: The Public Works of Art Project and Treasury Department Bulletins date from 1934 to 1941. Twenty-four bulletins begin in February of 1934 and end in May of 1941 and are almost complete. Number 12 is not included.

Biographical/Historical Note

Both the Public Works of Art Project and the Section of Fine Arts were federally aided art programs administered by the United States Department of the Treasury and instituted during the Depression. The Public Works of Art Project was the first program to attempt to alleviate unemployment among artists. It lasted from December 1933 to June 1934. Its successor, the Section of Fine Arts, aimed to decorate federal buildings via juried competitions to which artists submitted designs for selection.

Provenance

The collection was loaned for microfilming in 1964 by Lewis Ferbrache of the De Young Museum of Art.

Language Note

English .

Location of Originals

• Originals returned to Lewis Ferbrache of the De Young Museum of Art after microfilming.

Digitization Note

This site provides access to the papers of United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2025 from 1 reel of microfilm, and total 440 images.

Funding Note

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