Amy Jones papers

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Amy Jones papers

circa 1930-2005

The papers of painter, muralist, and educator Amy Jones measures 3.5 linear feet and 2.90 GB and date from 1910s-2015, with the bulk of the records dating between 1930s-1992. The papers document Jones' career through biographical material, several recorded interviews and talks, correspondence, subject files, printed and digital material, photographs, artwork, and scrapbooks.

3.5 Linear feet; 2.9 Gigabytes

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SNAC Resource ID: 6688001

Archives of American Art

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United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts.

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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 aw...

Jones, Amy 1899-

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Painter, mural painter; Saranac Lake, New York. WPA artist. From the description of Amy Jones papers, 1932-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122355064 ...