Geoffrey Norman papers relating to the Federal Art Project
name: label: Creator
content: Norman, Geoffrey, 1899-
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Fine Arts Federation of New York
label: Names
content: National Society of Mural Painters (New York, N.Y.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Geoffrey Norman lent his papers for microfilming and the collection was returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Norman, Geoffrey, 1899-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Geoffrey Norman papers relating to the Federal Art Project
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Geoffrey Norman papers relating to the Federal Art Project date from 1934 to 1940. The papers contain official correspondence consisting mainly of letters received by Norman while he was president of the Society of Mural Painters and chairman of the Committee on Mural Painting for the Fine Arts Federation of New York. Also found are printed materials including National Society of Mural Painters newsletters, writings, and reports, and scattered photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Geoffrey Norman (1899--?) was a muralist and portrait painter in New York City, New York. Born in London, England, Norman painted murals for the Federal Art Project of the Work Projects Administration and served as president of the National Society of Mural Painters.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1940
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.normgeof
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 Geoffrey Norman 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 the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed onto 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 Geoffrey Norman after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Geoffrey Norman papers relating to the Federal Art Project date from 1934 to 1940. The papers contain official correspondence consisting mainly of letters received by Norman while he was president of the Society of Mural Painters and chairman of the Committee on Mural Painting for the Fine Arts Federation of New York. Also found are printed materials including National Society of Mural Painters newsletters, writings, and reports, and scattered photographs.