Wallace Richards papers

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Wallace Richards papers

1932-1933

Papers regarding Richards' supervision of the Indiana exhibit "A Century of Progress," Chicago, 1933, and Thomas Hart Benton's mural commissioned for that event. Included are: correspondence with Benton, Thomas Craven, and Lee Simonson and others; writings; organizational records; installation photographs; a book based on Benton's murals; clippings; and printed miscellany.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8304822

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Century of Progress International Exhibition (1933-34 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The Century of Progress Exposition, the World's Fair, was held in Chicago, 1933-1934. From the description of Records, 1933-1934 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007613 A Century of Progress International Exposition was held in Chicago during the summers of 1933 and 1934. The fair celebrated the scientific and technological advances made in the century since the founding of Chicago in 1833. The main features of the fair included exhibits depicting th...

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975

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Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975) was an American painter and muralist. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement. The fluid, sculpted figures in his paintings showed everyday people in scenes of life in the United States. His work is strongly associated with the Midwestern United States, the region in which he was born and which he called home for most of his life. He also studied in Paris, lived in New York City f...

Craven, Thomas, 1889-....

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Born in Kansas; graduate of Kansas Weslyan University; varied career as a reporter, teacher, free lance writer, and lecturer; considered a leader in the awakening of American art. From the description of Letter, [ca. 1940] March 28. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 17359223 Writer, author, lecturer, art critic. From the description of Thomas Craven letter to Alfred S. Dashiell [manuscript], 1931 December 13 and 14. (Unive...

Simonson, Lee, 1888-1967

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Lee Simonson and his wife, Carolyn Simonson. From the description of Letters, 1928-1962, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155876028 Simonson (1888-1967) was an American scenographer. He graduated from Harvard College in 1909. From the guide to the Papers, 1919-1938., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library) Simonson (1888-1967) was an Amer...

Richards, Wallace, 1904-1959.

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Art administrator; Indianapolis, Ind. From the description of Wallace Richards papers, 1932-1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83637031 ...