Papers, 1932-2002, undated.

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Papers, 1932-2002, undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/760187566

This collection contains biographical information, correspondence, news clippings, articles, photographs and poems and prose by Johnson. The bulk of the collection contains records related to Johnson's work on New Deal art projects including the Iowa City studio projects, Iowa State University library mural, and the "History of Agriculture in Iowa" mural for the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

1.05 linear ft. (2 document boxes, 1 half-document box)

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8148727

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Public Works of Art Project (U.S.)

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Wood, Grant, 1891-1942

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Artist from Iowa. From the description of Letters, 1933-1941. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233127101 Painter; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From the description of Return from Bohemia / by Grant Wood, 1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78407270 From the description of Grant Wood scrapbooks, 1900-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84557090 Grant Wood was born near Anamosa, Iowa, in 1891. In 1901 he moved with his family to Cedar ...

Johnson, Howard C. 1913-1963

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Painter Howard Cecil Johnson worked in many of the government art programs in Iowa during the Great Depression. He did mural work with the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) (December 1933- May 1934), mural and easel painting with the Treasury Relief Art Program (TRAP) (November 1935-July 1937), and easel and mural painting along with design and exhibition work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) (1937-1941). He worked on the Iowa State College (University) mural cycle When Tillage Begi...

Iowa State University

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On March 22, 1948, Iowa State College (University) sponsored a 90th anniversary celebration in honor of the founding of the college, which occurred on the same date in 1858 when the charter act establishing a state agricultural college became law. The celebration included a symposium, luncheon, departmental open houses, and a dinner. From the description of 90th anniversary collection, 1947-1948. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 54799482 In 1958, Iowa State Colle...

United States. Work Projects Administration (Iowa)

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Organized 1935 as Works Progress Administration; name changed 1939. From the description of Records, 1935-1943. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28411837 ...