Karal Marling papers

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Karal Marling papers

1932-1973

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Research material and papers emanating from a seminar conducted by Dr. Marling at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1972-1973. The material concerns WPA-FAP, PWAP, and TRAP projects carried on in Ohio, 1932-1943. Included are correspondence and transcripts of interviews with William McVey, Edris Eckhardt, William Milliken, Clarence Carter and other federally employed artists and supervisors. In addition there are employment records, records of a PWAP exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1934, photographs, clippings, and other printed material.

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Public Works of Art Project.

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Cecil Jones was the business director of the PWAP. From the description of Correspondence and related records of Cecil Jones, 1933-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220181044 Rowan was the assistant technical director of the PWAP. He worked closely with Edward Bruce, the director of the PWAP. From the description of Correspondence and personal files of Edward P. Rowan, 1934-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220181019 Federally funded a...

Treasury Relief Art Project.

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The Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) was established in 1935 under the Department of the Treasury with special funds allocated from the Works Progress Administration (later the Work Projects Administration) to decorate those federal buildings not funded by the Section of Fine Arts and as a relief agency for unemployed, but highly competent artists. The Chief of TRAP was Olin Dows, Forbes Watson was Director, and Cecil H. Jones Assistant Chief, later replacing Dows. From the descrip...

Milliken, William Mathewson, 1889-1978

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Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art (1930-1958). From the description of Papers, ca. 1885-1978. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18242561 William Milliken (1889-1978) was a museum director from Cleveland, Ohio. He was the director of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1930-1958. From the description of Oral history interview with William Milliken, 1974 Dec. 27-1976 Mar. 13 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id:...

Eckhardt, Edris, 1905-1998

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Edris Eckhardt (1905-1998) was a sculptor and ceramist from Cleveland Heights, Ohio. From the description of Oral history interview with Edris Eckhardt, 1973 Nov. 26-Dec. 26 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595151 Ceramicist and glass sculptor; Cleveland, Ohio. In 1953 after research and experimentation, she produced the "gold glass" used by the ancient Romans, which she incorporated into her own work. Instructor of ceramics at th...

Federal Art Project (Ohio)

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McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995

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Cleveland, Ohio sculptor particularly well-known for his heroic reliefs and doors. McVey taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art and many of his publicly owned pieces are located in Cleveland, as well as across the U.S. From the description of Papers, 1932-1978. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22756077 William M. McVey (1905-1995) was a sculptor who studied at Rice Institute in Houston and the Cleveland Institute of Art. After serving in World War II he ...

Marling, Karal Ann

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Historian; Ohio. From the description of Karal Marling papers, 1932-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599715 ...