Edward Laning papers
name: label: Creator
content: Laning, Edward, 1906-1981
label: Names
content: United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts
label: Names
content: Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
label: Names
content: Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-1988
label: Names
content: Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954
label: Names
content: O'Connor, Francis V.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Topic
content: Art, American
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Muralists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material donated in 1972 by Edward Laning, and in 1973, 1983 and 1984 by his widow, Mary Fife Laning, through Laning executor Jack Henderson.
creator: label: Creator
content: Laning, Edward, 1906-1981
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter and muralist, died in 1981. Born in Petersburg, Ill. Studied at Art Institute of Chicago, the University of Chicago, and the Arts Students League with Max Weber, Boardman Robinson, and John Sloan. Worked extensively on the WPA Federal Art Project and the Treasury Section.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.2 Linear Feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1880-1983
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.laniedwa
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 3268-3270 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
bibliography: label: Bibliography
content: Photo of Laning: Archives of American Art Journal, v. 12, no. 3, 1972, p.19.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Identification cards and a resume; an eleven page Laning family genealogy; correspondence with Francis V. O'Connor and others, undated and 1925-1983; photographs of family members and ancestors, of Laning, including one of him with his self-portrait taken by Peter A. Juley & Son, ca. 1943, and of his work; writings, including lecture notes, articles on Reginald Marsh and on Thomas Hart Benton, and an account of his experiences as a muralist for the Treasury Section; Laning's sketchbook; a print by Luigi Lucioni; business and financial records, memberships in organizations; awards and certificates; typescript of an interview with Laning; and printed matter.