Work Projects Administration Oregon Federal Art Project collection 1937

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Work Projects Administration Oregon Federal Art Project collection 1937

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In Oregon, artists and crafts people worked on Work Projects Administration (WPA) projects for schools, universities, hospitals, and the Forest Service. This collection includes photographs of paintings and murals that were installed in Oregon public schools, University of Oregon and Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children, Portland, Oregon. Of interest to the researcher is the collection of photographs of woodwork, art, and paintings for Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood, Oregon.

0.75 linear feet, 4 containers

eng,

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6381816

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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Federal Art Project

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Doernbecher Children's Hospital (Portland, Or.)

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