Museum extension project costume plates
name: label: Creator
content: Federal Art Project (Pa.)
label: Names
content: United States. Work Projects Administration
label: Names
content: United States. Works Progress Administration
topic: label: Topic
content: New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Pennsylvania
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts -- Pennsylvania
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the public welfare -- Pennsylvania
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. It is unclear how the materials came to M-W-P.
creator: label: Creator
content: Federal Art Project (Pa.)
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Museum projects were programs of the Work Projects Administration instituted during the Depression to increase employment opportunities, particularly among the white-collar worker. By 1941, museum projects came under the jurisdiction of the Federal Art Program (originally the Federal Art Project) of the WPA. Plates of historical costumes as well as dioramas, costumed dolls and craft objects were often prepared for educational purposes.
function: label: Function
content: Programs (organizations)
label: Function
content: Agencies
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-1943
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.fedeartp08
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Handpainted, illustrated plates of period costume designs throughout history, accompanied by descriptive handbooks recounting the historical context of the costumes.