Collection Information
Size: 0.6 Linear feet
Summary: Correspondence, teaching files, artwork and printed material documenting Sylvia Loomis' time teaching in the Arts Education program for the Federal Arts Project.
Sylvia Loomis papers, 1938-1941
Loomis, Sylvia Glidden
Arts administrator
Overview
Biographical/Historical Note
Sylvia Loomis was an art teacher in New York, New York.
Provenance
The papers were initially lent for microfilming in 1964 by Sylvia Loomis. All but the photographs were subsequently donated in 2014 with additional material by Loomis' daughter, Ilse Gay.
Related Materials
Also in the Archives is material lent for microfilming (reel NDA2) including photographs of students in classes at the FAP Art Education program.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Photographs of students from classes available on Reel NDA 2; location of originals unknown.
How to Use This Collection
Alternative Forms Available
35mm microfilm reels NDA 2 (fr.35-47) & NDA 27 (fr. 529-592) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Restrictions on Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
How to Cite This Collection
Sylvia Loomis papers, 1938-1941. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Tags
- Loomis, Sylvia Glidden
- Federal Art Project. Art Education Division
- United States. Work Projects Administration
- United States. Works Progress Administration
- New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York
- Federal aid to the arts -- New York (State) -- New York
- Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York
- Art -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York
- Government Sponsorship of the Arts