Peter Hurd papers relating to the Section of Fine Arts
name: label: Creator
content: Hurd, Peter, 1904-1984
label: Creator
content: United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts
label: Names
content: Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946
label: Names
content: Watson, Forbes, 1880-1960
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New Mexico
label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- New Mexico
label: Topic
content: New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New Mexico
label: Topic
content: New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Texas
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1964 by Peter Hurd.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hurd, Peter, 1904-1984
label: Creator
content: United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts
setName: label: See more items in
content: Peter Hurd papers relating to the Section of Fine Arts
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Peter Hurd papers relating to the Section of Fine Arts date from 1936 to 1951. Found is correspondence concerning the Treasury Department art programs, including letters from Edward B. Rowan and Forbes Watson. Other letters concern mural completitions in New Mexico and Texas. Also found are printed materials published by the Section of Fine Arts which concern Hurd's murals for the project.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Peter Hurd (1904-1984) was a muralist, painter, and writer in New Mexico. He is known for his  murals completed under the Section of Fine Arts, Treasury Department during the Depression.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-1951
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hurdpetp
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel NDA01 and was returned to Peter Hurd after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on Reel NDA01. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Peter Hurd after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Peter Hurd papers relating to the Section of Fine Arts date from 1936 to 1951. Found is correspondence concerning the Treasury Department art programs, including letters from Edward B. Rowan and Forbes Watson. Other letters concern mural completitions in New Mexico and Texas. Also found are printed materials published by the Section of Fine Arts which concern Hurd's murals for the project.