Letter from the Treasury Department to Robert Gates, Regarding New Public Works of Art Project
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Title
Letter from the Treasury Department to Robert Gates, Regarding New Public Works of Art Project
Subject
Federal art programs
Description
A letter from Edward Bruce, Secretary of the Advisory Committee to Treasury on Fine Arts, to artist Robert Gates. Bruce clarifies that the program is not exclusively a 'relief measure' but also a program to build art as an integral part of American civilization.
Creator
Edward Bruce, US Treasury Department
Source
Smithsonian Archives of American Art
Publisher
West Virginia University Department of History
Date
January 9, 1934
Contributor
Nora Sutton
Rights
Items created by the federal government or its employees fall under fair use.
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
New Deal, federal agencies, federal art programs
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Original Format
Paper
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