Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1943.

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Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1943.

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In 1943, Carl Zigrosser was an advisor on an Office of Inter-American Affairs program to distribute WPA prints by American artists to Latin America. This correspondence records the activities of Zigrosser, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Government in the completion of the project. Included are work orders and lists of prints selected.

29 items (126 leaves).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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