1995, ISBN: 087195110X

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780871951106], [PU: Indianapolis IN. 1995. Indiana Historical Society], Jacket, full color illustrated oblong paperback soft cover "wraps with flaps" (covers fold over like a dust … More...

[EAN: 9780871951106], [PU: Indianapolis IN. 1995. Indiana Historical Society], Jacket, full color illustrated oblong paperback soft cover "wraps with flaps" (covers fold over like a dust jacket) 4to ~ 4º (quarto). very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. first edition. first printing (NAP). nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc~. viii+93p. +11 pages of full color plates. illustrated throughout in full color, most pages illustrated. list of sites. bibliography. art history. american history. history of indiana. ~ On 8 December 1933 the Treasury Department's Advisory Committee on Fine Arts, along with its invited guests Eleanor Roosevelt and the directors of eight of the major art museums in the country, met in Washington D.C., to develop plans for the employment of artists. By the end of the meeting, The Public Works of Art Project, one of the New Deal agencies, was a reality. The Civil Works Administration allocated money "under the Treasury Department as one of the agencies to extend relief to the professional class, its object being to employ artists who were unemployed in the decoration of public buildings and parks." In the summer of 1934 the Section of Painting and Sculpture was established "to secure suitable art of the best quality for the embellishment of public buildings." One of the major construction projects funded by the New Deal Congress included the erection of new post office buildings in many communities throughout the country. The post office served as the most public of all public buildings, and this program of painting murals in post offices would allow the people all over the country to view at least one thing of beauty. Thirty~seven mural commissions were executed for Hoosier post offices, with thirty~six of them remaining today The first mural installation was Henrik Martin Mayer's two vertically oriented canvases, 3' x 7'6," Sad News and Rural Delivery in july 1936 in Lafayette, while Marguerite Zorachs 14'6" x 8'6" Hay Making, installed in Monticello in November 1942, was the last. The "boom years" were 1938 with twelve murals and 1939 with nine new art works in Indiana post office lobbies. Occasionally the persons depicted in post office murals, whether in Indiana or elsewhere, are specific figures, whether fictional or nonfictional. The other people shown may not be identifiable by name, but by type they represent the essence of the American scene concept. They are the farmers, the loggers, the railroad men, the pioneer mothers and the workers of our history. These are self~made persons. a true grassroots America. This art program gave artists the exposure and experience as well as income during difficult times. When the federal patronage ended, the artists had to find other emplovment, and many of them seem to have disappeared from the art scene; today some are virtually unknown. Regardless of what happened to these artists in later years. their work lives on in hundreds of lobbies, still performing a traditional function of public art~portraying important stories of the towns and of the townspeople of the American scene, thereby celebrating common cultural aspirations and social values. In this volume John C. Carlisle gives a brief history of the federal arts programs and then focuses on the histories of the thirty~six murals still evident in Indiana. Tbe photography by Darryl jones brings the murals to life and shows the detail and workmanship of these artists., Books<

1995, ISBN: 087195110X

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780871951106], [PU: Indianapolis IN. 1995. Indiana Historical Society], Jacket, full color illustrated oblong paperback soft cover "wraps with flaps" (covers fold over like a dust … More...

[EAN: 9780871951106], [PU: Indianapolis IN. 1995. Indiana Historical Society], Jacket, full color illustrated oblong paperback soft cover "wraps with flaps" (covers fold over like a dust jacket) 4to ~ 4º (quarto). very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. first edition. first printing (NAP). nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc~. viii+93p. +11 pages of full color plates. illustrated throughout in full color, most pages illustrated. list of sites. bibliography. art history. american history. history of indiana. ~ On 8 December 1933 the Treasury Department's Advisory Committee on Fine Arts, along with its invited guests Eleanor Roosevelt and the directors of eight of the major art museums in the country, met in Washington D.C., to develop plans for the employment of artists. By the end of the meeting, The Public Works of Art Project, one of the New Deal agencies, was a reality. The Civil Works Administration allocated money "under the Treasury Department as one of the agencies to extend relief to the professional class, its object being to employ artists who were unemployed in the decoration of public buildings and parks." In the summer of 1934 the Section of Painting and Sculpture was established "to secure suitable art of the best quality for the embellishment of public buildings." One of the major construction projects funded by the New Deal Congress included the erection of new post office buildings in many communities throughout the country. The post office served as the most public of all public buildings, and this program of painting murals in post offices would allow the people all over the country to view at least one thing of beauty. Thirty~seven mural commissions were executed for Hoosier post offices, with thirty~six of them remaining today The first mural installation was Henrik Martin Mayer's two vertically oriented canvases, 3' x 7'6," Sad News and Rural Delivery in july 1936 in Lafayette, while Marguerite Zorachs 14'6" x 8'6" Hay Making, installed in Monticello in November 1942, was the last. The "boom years" were 1938 with twelve murals and 1939 with nine new art works in Indiana post office lobbies. Occasionally the persons depicted in post office murals, whether in Indiana or elsewhere, are specific figures, whether fictional or nonfictional. The other people shown may not be identifiable by name, but by type they represent the essence of the American scene concept. They are the farmers, the loggers, the railroad men, the pioneer mothers and the workers of our history. These are self~made persons. a true grassroots America. This art program gave artists the exposure and experience as well as income during difficult times. When the federal patronage ended, the artists had to find other emplovment, and many of them seem to have disappeared from the art scene; today some are virtually unknown. Regardless of what happened to these artists in later years. their work lives on in hundreds of lobbies, still performing a traditional function of public art~portraying important stories of the towns and of the townspeople of the American scene, thereby celebrating common cultural aspirations and social values. In this volume John C. Carlisle gives a brief history of the federal arts programs and then focuses on the histories of the thirty~six murals still evident in Indiana. Tbe photography by Darryl jones brings the murals to life and shows the detail and workmanship of these artists.<

ISBN: 9780871951106

Indiana Historical Society. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Pos… More...

Indiana Historical Society. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Indiana Historical Society<

ISBN: 9780871951106

Indiana Historical Society. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Pos… More...

Indiana Historical Society. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Indiana Historical Society<

ISBN: 9780871951106

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