Arthur Painter Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Painter, Arthur
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content: Arthur Painter papers of the Federal Art Project
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1938-1941
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.painarth, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Arthur Painter's papers from his service as Director of Information for the Federal Art Project in San Francisco, California include records relating to the publicity of projects. Found are general publicity files which include correspondence, lists, loan requests, photographs, printed materials, prospectus and status reports, and worksheets detailing fund allocations. Allocation worksheets include the title, location, artist, date, and amount of funds allocated for projects. Publicity lists contain the address and contact information for newspapers throughout Northern California. 

Correspondence, photographs, and lists relate to the opening of the Fleishacker Mother's House at the San Francisco Zoo which featured a mural on Noah's Ark by Dorothy Puccinelli and Helen Forbes. Under Painter, pigeons were used to carry messages to other cities to publicize the opening. Material relating to National Art Week include photographs of exhibition openings, many of which are labeled.