William H. Calfee papers
name: label: Creator
content: Calfee, William H. (William Howard), 1909-1995
label: Names
content: American University (Washington, D.C.). Fine Arts Dept. -- Faculty
title: label: Topic
content: Right angle
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration, American
label: Topic
content: Artists' studios -- Photographs
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1977-1982 by William Calfee.
creator: label: Creator
content: Calfee, William H. (William Howard), 1909-1995
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, sculptor; Washington, D.C. area. Calfee worked on WPA mural projects for post offices in the 1930s. He was chair of the art dept. at American University, 1945-1954.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 650 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1937-1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.calfwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, undated and 1966-1982, mostly letters from friends, including Jack Tworkov, Karel Yasko, and others; photographs of Calfee's studio, of his work, of his designs for a Harrisonburg, Virginia WPA mural, and of paintings by Mary Orwen; notebooks, poetry and essays on numerous subjects, 1954-1981, some with illustrations; an illustrated travel diary, 1977, covering a trip to Italy, and other accounts of travels to France, Greece and Turkey; art works, 1937-1955, including many sketches for the WPA mural; one blueprint for the WPA mural; exhibition announcements, 1962-1965; and clippings, 1940-1981. Also included is a complete set of the periodical, RIGHT ANGLE, published by the American University, 1947-1949; and miscellaneous printed material.