PWAP reports by Gustave Baumann

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PWAP reports by Gustave Baumann

1934.0

Reports of work in the 13th region (New Mexico), written by the supervisor, Gustave Baumann. Included are detailed personal and professional comment on numerous artists in the Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque projects, among them Emil Bisttram, Tom Lea, Ward Lockwood, Olive Rush, and Will Shuster; a work journal and commentary on various artists and their projects; and commentary on the physical situation, psychological climate and supervisory problems associated with the projects.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6769707

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Public Works of Art Project (N.M.)

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The Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), the first of the New Deal art programs, was established under the Department of the Treasury in December 1933 to assist unemployed artists by enabling them to work on the decoration of non-federal public buildings. Although it lasted only until the following summer, it engaged nearly 4,000 artists in all parts of the country and served as an important precedent for subsequent federal art programs, such as the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Admin...

Lea, Tom, 1907-2001

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American artist and writer. From the description of Papers, 1889-1974 (bulk 1937-1974). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122648373 Tom Lea, artist and writer, was born in El Paso, Texas on July 11, 1907. After displaying a natural aptitude for painting and drawing as a child, Lea received formal training at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1924 to 1926 and as apprentice and assistant to the Chic...

Bisttram, Emil, 1895-1976

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Painter, mural painter; Taos, N.M. From the description of Emil Bisttram interview, 1963 Oct. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220195759 From the description of Oral history interview with Emil Bisttram, 1963 Oct. 17 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312026206 Painter; Taos, N.M. Was an exponent of Dynamic Symmetry, a painting technique. From the description of Emil J. Bisttram papers, 1902-1982. (Unknown). Worl...

Baumann, Gustave, 1881-1971

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A native of Germany, Baumann was an artist in Brown County, Ind. from 1909 to 1915. In 1918 he moved to Taos, N.M. and then to Santa Fe. He became internationally recognized as a master of woodblock prints. From the description of Papers, 1965-1968. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 34574189 ...

Rush, Olive, 1873-1966

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Painter, mural painter; Santa Fe, N.M. From the description of Olive Rush interview, 1963 Nov. 13 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79951127 From the description of Oral history interview with Olive Rush, 1963 Nov. 13 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312026291 Olive Rush (1873-1966) was a painter, illustrator, and muralist from Sante Fe, N.M. Studied at the Art Students League with Twatchman and Mowbray and t...

Shuster, William Morgan, 1877-1968

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Shuster was a prominent twentieth century artist in Santa Fe, New Mexico, who worked primarily as a painter and sculptor. He was a member of a Santa Fe artists group "Los Cinco Pintores." In 1926, Shuster created Zozobra (Old Man Gloom), the giant effigy that is burned at the annual Santa Fe Fiesta. From the description of Will Shuster papers, 1889-1971. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37497650 Mural painter; Santa Fe, N.M. From the descriptio...

Lockwood, Ward

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Mural painter, painter and educator; born in Kansas; attended University of Kansas, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Ransom Academy in Paris. Worked on various government buildings painting murals for the WPA. Taught in the art departments at University of Texas, University of California at Berkeley and elsewhere. Lived in Taos, N.M. for many years. From the description of Ward Lockwood papers, 1913-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80347894 ...