George Booth Post papers
name: label: Creator
content: Post, George, 1906-1997
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (Calif.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Watercolorists -- California -- San Francisco
label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- California -- San Francisco
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming 1964 by George B. Post and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Post, George, 1906-1997
setName: label: See more items in
content: George Booth Post papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of watercolorist George Booth Post date from 1936 to 1937. Found is a biographical sketch and photographs of Posts's works of art produced during his participation with the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: George Booth Post (1906-1997) was a mural painter, watercolorist, and lecturer from San Francisco, California. He participated in the Federal Art Project, Work Projects Administration, and was a major influence in California watercolor style.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-1937
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.postgeor
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 George Post 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 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 George Booth Post after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of watercolorist George Booth Post date from 1936 to 1937. Found is a biographical sketch and photographs of Posts's works of art produced during his participation with the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.