Subject Files
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Federal Art Project. Photographic Division
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- Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection
- Sponsor
- Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and The Walton Family Foundation
- Extent
- 2.8 Linear feet (Boxes 25-32)
- Date
- 1934-1956
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.fedeartp14, Series 2
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Arrangement note
- Photographs are arranged alphabetically by subject and folder title.
- Collection Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Existence and Location of Copies
- Series is scanned in entirety with the exception of duplicate copy prints, negatives of existing copy prints, and blank versos of photographs.
- Scope and Contents note
- Photographs in this series document many of the FAP's educational activities, such as classes for children and adults, primarily in New York City, and active community and federal art centers in other states including Iowa, Florida, and Washington State. Also found here are photos of non-federal public buildings decorated with FAP artwork, such as airports; photos of artists at work and demonstrating various processes; photos of exhibitions, including some at the Harlem Art Center; photos documenting FAP branches, including the Easel Division, the Graphic Arts Division, and the Poster Division; and photos documenting the Federal Music, Theater and Writers' Projects. There is one folder of photographs of a Civilian Conservation Corps camps training school. Also found here are photographs of people and events, including FAP director, Holger Cahill, and various artists with their work in exhibitions One folder contains images taken by Berenice Abbott for the exhibition Changing New York, for the Museum of the City of New York in collaboration with the WPA. In addition to copy prints and scattered negatives the series also contains a transcript of a Signal Corps Photographic Center dedication.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503513709748-1503513709950-3
- Metadata Usage
- CC0