Biesel family papers

United States. Works Progress Administration

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Organizational History President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935 as a part of his New Deal to curtail the Depression's effects on the United States. The WPA attempted to provide the unemployed with jobs that allowed individuals to preserve skills or talents. The Federal Writers' Project (FWP), one branch of the WPA, provided work for over 6,600 unemployed writers, journalists, edit...

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905

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William Trost Richards (1833-1905) was a marine and landscape painter in Newport, R.I. and Germantown, Pa. From the description of William Trost Richards exhibition list and photograph, 1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710020348 Marine artist. From the description of Letters : Germantown, Pa., Newport, R.I., to Samuel Sartain, 1865 Sept. 5, 1898 May 29, 1904 Dec. 5, and 1905 Feb. 18. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28489765 From the descript...

Armin, Emil, 1883-1971

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Painter; Chicago, Illinois. Died 1971. From the description of Emil Armin papers, 1922-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502392 From the description of Emil Armin papers, 1922-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458408395 ...

Foy, Frances M., 1890-1963

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Muralists and painters; Chicago, Ill. Married in 1923. Worked on the Public Works of Art Project and Federal Art Project. Painted several post office murals. Belonged to local arts organizations such as the Renaissance Society and the No-Jury Society of Artists. Foy, who used her maiden name professionally, gained recognition locally for her paintings of flowers. From the description of Frances Foy and Gustaf Dalstrom papers, 1909-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat re...

University of Chicago. Renaissance Society.

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Art society; Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1915 to advance understanding and appreciation of art in all forms. A non-profit organization presenting major shows by established and undiscovered artists. From the description of The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago records, 1917-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132910 ...

Biesel, Fred, 1893-1954.

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Strain, Frances, 1898-1962.

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Index of American Design

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The Index of American Design was a part of the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, which gathered information on significant artifacts in 35 states in the late 1930s and early 1940s. In Texas the effort was headquartered in San Antonio. Original watercolors of the artifacts were housed at the National Gallery of Art. From the description of Index of American Design Texas artifacts records collection 1937-1956. (University of Texas Libraries). W...

Bohrod, Aaron.

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Painter and educator; Madison, Wis. Born 1907. Died 1992. From the description of Oral history interview with Aaron Bohrod, 1973-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122656 Aaron Bohrod, b. 1907; d. 1992, Painter, teacher of Chicago, Ill. Studied with John Sloan in New York. Worked for Life magazine during WWII painting scenes at the front, and later was artist-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. From the description o...

Biesel family.

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Family of artists. Charles Biesel: marine painter, student of William Trost Richards; his son, Fred Biesel, a painter and art administrator; and Fred's wife, Frances Strain Biesel, a painter and director of the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago for many years. From the description of Biesel family papers, 1859-1983, (bulk 1915-1983). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454584 ...

Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists

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Federal Art Project (Ill.)

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Biesel, Charles, 1865-1945

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Artists Equity Association

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