Robert J. Forsyth research material on John B. Flannagan

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Robert J. Forsyth research material on John B. Flannagan

1931-1987

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Research material on sculptor John Bernard Flannagan gathered in preparation for Forsyth's Ph.D dissertation on Flannagan (Univ. of Minnesota, 1965) and for an incomplete catalog raisonne. Included are photocopies of letters from Flannagan to the Works Progress Administration regarding his dismissal, 1933-1934; Forsyth's correspondence with Flannagan's acquaintances, collectors, art historians, and dealers, 1955-1987; an incomplete typescript of the catalogue raisonne, and other writings on Flannagan by Forsyth; notes and notebooks; research files including interviews, notes and printed material; exhibition catalogs and clippings, 1931-1976; and 1.0 linear ft. of photographs and negatives of Flannagan's art work.

2.4 linear feet

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United States. Works Progress Administration

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Organizational History President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935 as a part of his New Deal to curtail the Depression's effects on the United States. The WPA attempted to provide the unemployed with jobs that allowed individuals to preserve skills or talents. The Federal Writers' Project (FWP), one branch of the WPA, provided work for over 6,600 unemployed writers, journalists, edit...

Forsyth, Robert (Robert J.)

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Art historian; Eden Prairie, Minn. Flannagan was an American sculptor and engraver, 1895?-1942. From the description of Robert J. Forsyth research material on John B. Flannagan, 1931-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86133352 ...

Flannagan, John Bernard, 1895?-1942

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Sculptor and engraver (New York, N.Y.). From the description of John Bernard Flannagan papers, 1923-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515006 ...