United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts.
History notes:
Established 1934 under the Treasury Department as the Section of Painting and Sculpture. Name changed to Section of Fine Arts in 1938. In 1939, the Federal Works Agency was established and set up the Public Buildings Administration, which combined the Treasury Department's Public Buildings Branch and the Branch of Public Buildings of the National Park Service. The Section's function was to decorate new federal buildings. Unlike the other New Deal art agencies, it was not a relief project, but awarded contracts through a juried system of competition.
From the description of Exhibition : 200 American Watercolors / by the Section of Fine Arts, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122514893
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.
From the description of PWAP and Treasury Section bulletins, 1934-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122571356
Established 1934 under the Treasury Department as the Section of Painting and Sculpture. Name changed in 1938 to Section of Fine Arts. In 1939, the Federal Works Agency was established and set up the Public Buildings Administration, which combined the Treasury Department's Public Buildings Branch and the Branch of Public Buildings of the National Park Service. The Section's function was to decorate new federal buildings. Unlike the other New Deal art agencies, it was not a relief project, but awarded contracts through a juried system of competition.
From the description of Section of Fine Arts selected records, 1934-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122370513
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Subjects:
- Art and state
- Artists
- Federal aid to public welfare
- Federal aid to the arts
- Federal aid to the public welfare
- Mural painting and decoration
- New Deal, 1933-1939
- Public sculpture
- Watercolor painting
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