Collection Information
Size: 35 Items, (on partial microfilm reel)
Summary: PWAP bulletins, February-March 1934; Section of Fine Arts bulletins, No. 1-24 (except No. 12), March 1935-May 1941.
PWAP and Treasury Section bulletins, 1934-1941
United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts
Overview
Biographical/Historical Note
Both the PWAP and the Section of Fine Arts were federally aided art programs instituted during the Depression. The PWAP 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
Lent for microfilming 1964 by Lewis Ferbrache.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals returned to Lewis Ferbrache after microfilming.
How to Use This Collection
Alternative Forms Available
35mm microfilm reel NDA 3 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Restrictions on Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
How to Cite This Collection
PWAP and Treasury Section bulletins, 1934-1941. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Tags
- United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts
- Public Works of Art Project
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945
- New Deal, 1933-1939
- Federal aid to the arts
- Federal aid to the public welfare
- Art and state
- Government Sponsorship of the Arts