David S. Osborn papers relating to the Federal art project in California
name: label: Creator
content: Osborn, David S.
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (Calif.)
label: Names
content: Labaudt, Lucien, 1880-1943
place: label: Place
content: United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California -- San Francisco
label: Place
content: United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California -- San Francisco
topic: label: Topic
content: New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Art and state -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- San Francisco
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The lender, Glenn Wessels, is a professor in the art department of the University of California (Berkeley).
creator: label: Creator
content: Osborn, David S.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Federal Art Project (FAP) fell under the jurisdiction of Federal Project No. 1 of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Established in May 1935 specifically as a work relief program for unemployed artists. Each state and territory had its own programs and were administered aid from the federal government via a local agency.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear feet ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1956
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.osbodavi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel NDA 1(frames 504-599) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Glenn Wessels after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A 73 page thesis, MURAL PROJECTS OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN THE BAY AREA OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, University of California (Berkeley), December 17, 1956; handwritten notes about the mural projects; and photographs of murals painted by Lucien Labaudt.