Merlin F. Pollock papers
name: label: Creator
content: Pollock, Merlin F., 1905-1996
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (Ill.)
label: Names
content: Siporin, Mitchell, 1910-1976
place: label: Place
content: United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators
label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Topic
content: New Deal, 1933-1939
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Topic
content: Art and state -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Topic
content: Muralists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1979-1983 by Merlin F. Pollock.
creator: label: Creator
content: Pollock, Merlin F., 1905-1996
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, educator; Chicago, Ill. and Syracuse, N.Y. Teaches at Syracuse University School of Art. Was a muralist as well as supervisor of the Chicago Federal Art Project.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.pollmerl
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; slides and photographs of art work; catalogs and clippings; photographs, watercolor studies, and a detailed listing of mural projects in civic buildings and schools done by Pollock and other artists, including Mitchell Siporin, for the Illinois Federal Art Project; clippings and photocopied correspondence concerning the portrait of Lt. Commander Waldron painted by Pollock; Syracuse University School of Art annual reports; lithographs; and watercolors.