The New Deal Art Projects: An Anthology of Memoirs

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1972. Hardcover. Good+, DJ shows wear, foxing spots on edge of pages. Ex library copy with stamps inside front cover and envelope inside rear.). Brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine, black and brown illustrated dustjacket, 339 pp. 63 bw plates. This wide-ranging collection of memoirs is divided into four parts: the administration of the Projects, the experience of creative artists working as muralists, easel painters, printmakers, and illustrators, recollections of organizations and events related to the creative projects, and a concluding dialogue between four of the authors and the editor which offers a lively insight into the impact of this period on American cultural history. Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-331). (Inventory #: 25058)