Peter Hurd papers relating to the Section of Fine Arts
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United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts.
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Established 1934 under the Treasury Department as the Section of Painting and Sculpture. Name changed to Section of Fine Arts in 1938. In 1939, the Federal Works Agency was established and set up the Public Buildings Administration, which combined the Treasury Department's Public Buildings Branch and the Branch of Public Buildings of the National Park Service. The Section's function was to decorate new federal buildings. Unlike the other New Deal art agencies, it was not a relief project, but aw...
Hurd, Peter, 1904-1984
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Painter, writer; Roswell, N.M.; d. 1984. From the description of Printed material on Peter Hurd, 1965-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83637048 Artist, writer, rancher. Born in Roswell, New Mexico. Became artist in the 1920s. Painted primarily historical scenes and murals dealing with the Southwest. Died in Roswell, New Mexico in 1984. From the description of Papers, 1953-1974. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25067106 Peter ...
Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946
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Art administrator. Established the Community Art Center in Cedar Rapids; developed and operated the Little Gallery in Cedar Rapids. With his friend Grant Wood laid the groundwork for the Stone City Art Colony. From the description of Papers of Edward Beatty Rowan. [1920?-1946?] (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 274319575 Gallery director, painter, sculptor, teacher; Falls Church, Va. and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Founder and director of T...
Watson, Forbes, 1880-1960
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Forbes Watson (1879-1960) worked primarily in New York City and Washington, D.C. as an art critic, writer, lecturer, and consultant to the U. S. Treasury Department's Public Works of Art Project and Section of Painting and Sculpture (Section of Fine Arts). Forbes Watson was born on November 27, 1879 in Boston, the son of stockbroker John Watson and his wife Mary. Watson grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, attending the Phillips Academy in Andover, and graduating from Ha...
