Frank Mechau papers
name: label: Creator
content: Mechau, Frank, 1904-1946
label: Names
content: Public Works of Art Project (Co.)
label: Names
content: Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Colorado -- Denver
label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- Colorado
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts -- Colorado
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were loaned for microfilming 1965 by Mrs. Paula Ralksa Mechau, widow of Frank Mechau and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Mechau, Frank, 1904-1946
setName: label: See more items in
content: Frank Mechau papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter Frank Mechau date from 1934 to 1940. Letters and contracts are between Mechau and the Public Works of Art Project regarding murals to be painted.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Frank Mechau (1904-1946) was a painter and muralist in Colorado. He painted multiple murals for the Public Works of Art Project of the Treasury Department including Dangers of the Mail, at the New Post Office Building in Washington, D.C..
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1940
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.mechfran
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 NDA27 and was returned to Paula Ralska Mechau, Frank Mechau's widow, after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reels NDA27. 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 lender, Mrs. Frank Mechau, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter Frank Mechau date from 1934 to 1940. Letters and contracts are between Mechau and the Public Works of Art Project regarding murals to be painted.