Section of Fine Arts Material
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Hurd, Peter, 1904-1984
label: Collection Creator
content: United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts
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content: Peter Hurd papers relating to the Section of Fine Arts
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-1951
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hurdpetp, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence contains letters regarding Hurd's participation with the Section of Fine Arts, Treasury Department and includes letters from Edward B. Rowan and Forbes Watson. Letters concern the competition for post office murals in New Mexico and Texas and Hurd's specific murals. Printed material consists of Section of Fine Arts bulletins and a copy of HR 8239 which would create a permanent Bureau of Fine Arts.