Anita Price Davis

New Deal Art in Virginia

The Oils, Murals, Reliefs and Frescoes and Their Creators

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the only record of federally-funded art projects in Virginia post offices during the Great Depression. It provides an historical overview of each city or town that is home to the artwork, information on federal structures housing the artwork, a photograph and description of the artwork itself, and a biographical sketch of the artist. Features 148 photographs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9780786441853
• ISBN-10: 0786441852
• Artikelnr.: 25694391

Autorenporträt

The late Anita Price Davis, a North Carolina native, Gold Star daughter, and Duke University graduate, retired as the Charles A. Dana Professor of Education Emerita after 36 years at Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was the author of many historical books and articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
FEDERAL ART AND ARTISTS IN VIRGINIA DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION
Altavista     
Appalachia     
Arlington     
Bassett     
Berryville     
Bluefield     
Chatham     
Christiansburg     
Covington     
Emporia     
Harrisonburg     
Hopewell     
Luray     
Marion     
Newport News     
Orange     
Petersburg     
Phoebus     
Radford     
Richmond     
Rocky Mount     
Smithfield     
Staunton     
Strasburg     
Stuart     
Tazewell     
Virginia Beach     
Appendix: Federal Art Programs Between 1933 and 1943     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index