Records of the Fine Arts Program of the Federal Reserve, 1975-1981

Collection Information

Size: 1 Linear foot

Summary: Letters and interoffice memoranda from Mary Anne Goley, Director, and others, to donors, artists, and others, including lists of works exhibited and artist biographies; exhibition catalogs from the Fine Arts Program's permanent collection; catalogs of loan exhibitions hosted by the Program; and a draft of a public relations brochure. Also included are 4 cassettes of an interview of Walter Hopps conducted by Goley for the Fine Arts Program's exhibition "6 L.A. Sculptors," 1980, and a partial transcript of the interview published in the catalog for the exhibition.

Biographical/Historical Note

Art program; Washington, D.C. Established in 1975 as exhibition space for American and European paintings given or loaned to the Federal Reserve Bank. The art program operates under the auspices of a chairman aided by a Volunteer Advisory Panel which has included J. Carter Brown, Douglas Dillon, Mary Lasker, and Dr. Joshua Taylor.

Provenance

Donated by The Fine Arts Program, Federal Reserve Board through Mary Ann Goley, director, 1980-1982.

Language Note

English .

Location of Originals

• Originals in Federal Reserve System Gallery, Washington, D.C.