Section of Painting and Sculpture
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Section of Painting and Sculpture was a New Deal–era U.S. government program that commissioned and oversaw murals and sculptures for public buildings, particularly post offices, to support artists and enrich public spaces.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
New Deal art program
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United States federal government program → |
| aimedAt |
making fine art accessible to the general public
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| alsoKnownAs |
Section of Fine Arts of the Public Buildings Administration
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Treasury Section → Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture → |
| artForm |
mural painting
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sculpture → |
| commissionedFor |
United States Post Office Department buildings
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federal courthouses → other federal office buildings → |
| country |
United States
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| director |
Edward Bruce
NERFINISHED
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| dissolved |
1943
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| distinctFrom |
Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project
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| era |
New Deal
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| focus |
art for federal courthouses
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art for other federal buildings → post office murals → |
| foundedBy |
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
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| fundingMethod |
percent-for-art allocations from federal building construction budgets
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| headOfGovernmentAgency |
Edward Bruce
NERFINISHED
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| historicalContext |
New Deal public works programs
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| inception |
1934
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| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| legacy |
large corpus of New Deal–era public art across the United States
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| locatedIn |
Washington, D.C.
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| mainActivity |
commissioning murals
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commissioning sculptures → organizing art competitions for federal buildings → |
| notableFor |
commissioning thousands of post office murals
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promoting American Scene and Regionalist art → |
| operatedBy |
U.S. Department of the Treasury
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| oversightOf |
design and installation of commissioned artworks
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| parentOrganization |
U.S. Treasury Department
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| partOf |
U.S. Treasury Department
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| policy |
emphasis on high artistic standards
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use of anonymous competitions for artist selection → |
| purpose |
commission public murals and sculptures for federal buildings
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enrich public spaces with art → support artists during the Great Depression → |
| replacedBy |
Section of Fine Arts
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| scope |
nationwide
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| selectionMethod |
national art competitions
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regional art competitions → |
| timePeriod |
Great Depression
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Section of Painting and Sculpture
("Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Public Works of Art Project
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followedBy |
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Section of Painting and Sculpture
("Section of Fine Arts")
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replacedBy |