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FEDERAL ART PROJECT MANUAL
FEDERAL ART PROJECT
HOLGER CAHILL
DIRECTOR
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OCTOBER 1935
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TABLE OB CONTENTS
THE FEDERAL ART PROJECT OF THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
Organization of the Project 1
Advisory Committees 2
Art Project - Definition 3
Eligible Personnel 3
Skill Classification 4
Professional and Technical 5
Skilled 5
Intermediate 5
Unskilled 5
Form: Personal Record WPA Form 7
Types of Projects 3
Co-operating Sponsors 3
Working Procedures 10 - I"1 inclusive
Approval of Projects 20
Allocation ox Work Produced 21
Supervision of Projects 22
Time-keeping and Hours II
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THE FEDERAL ART PROJECT OF THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
The Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration will
employ persons of training and experience in the art field who are certified
to the Works Progress Administration as eligible to participate in the Works
Program. The primary objective of the project is the employment of artists
who are on the relief rolls. The Federal Art Project will draw at least
ninety per cent of its personnel from relief. The project is planned in the
belief that among these artists will be found the talent and the skill neces¬
sary to carry on an art program which will make contributions of permanent
value to the community. Where necessary, artists may be drawn from non-relief
sources, but in no case in excess of ten per cent of the total number employed.
The plan of the Federal Art Project provides for the employment of
artists in varied enterprises. Through employment of creative artists it is
hoped to secure for the public outstanding examples of contemporary American
art; through art teaching and recreational art activities to create a.broader
national art consciousness and work out constructive ways of using leisure
time; through services in applied art to aid various campaigns of social value;
and through research projects to clarify the native background in the arts.
The aim of the project will be to work toward an integration of the arts with
the daily life of the community, and an integration of the fine arts and the
practical arts.
Organization of the Project
The Federal Art Project is sponsored by the Works Progress Adminis¬
tration and will supersede all similar projects now operating under E.R.A. or
state W.P.A. plans. The superseded projects may be included under this pro¬
gram if duly approved by the Federal Art Director or by persons whom he has
authorized to approve projects. The project will be directed from Washington.
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Through, releases and orders from Washington and through a staff of Field Ad¬
visers, Regional and State Art Directors, District Art Supervisors, and local
Advisory Committees, it will "be the duty of the Federal Art Director to pro¬
vide the technical guidance needed by the State Works Progress Administrations
in passing on the qualifications of art project personnel, and in planning,
approving, and supervising art projects. The Federal Field Advisers will
represent the Federal Art Director and may act for him in all matters. They
will not necessarily be designated to serve in any specific area, but may
travel to states and districts where, in the opinion of the Federal Art Director
they can be of service. The Field Advisers should not only advise the Regional
and State Art Directors but where possible the District Art Supervisors also.
They and the Federal Art Director will endeavor to visit the more important
project units throughout the country and evaluate the work being done. Svery
effort should be made by all concerned to carry out a unified program and to
establish high standards of performance.
Advisory Committees
In addition to the Federal Field Advisers, the Regional and State
Art Directors and the District Art Supervisors, there will be national and
local Advisory Committees, serving on a volunteer basis. These should consist
of such persons as artists, museum directors, heads of art schools and art de¬
partments of the public schools, and other persons professionally concerned
with art. It is important that these committees represent a catholicity of
taste. They will help the art directors to maintain high standards of per¬
formance, stimulate interest in art projects, assist in making available lo¬
cal resources, and in establishing constructive co-operation between the art
projects and other activities of value to the community. The National Advis¬
ory Committee has already been appointed. Local Advisory Committees should be
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appointed, by the Regional and State Art Directors. Where no art directors
have been appointed because the small number of eligible personnel does not
justify the administrative cost, the local Advisory Committees may be appoint¬
ed by the Federal Art Director or his field representatives.
Art Project - Definition
Art projects will vary in size according to the type of activity
and should be composed of all skills needed to carry on properly the particular
type of activity with which they are concerned. A single work project may in¬
clude all persons in a county employed at any one of the various types of ac¬
tivity described in the working procedures provided there is one Co-operating
Sponsor for the project. Thus, all artists in a county working on murals may
be written up as one project, even though they may be working on different
buildings, if there is one co-operating sponsor. For artists working on in¬
dividual commissions it is not necessary to set up an art project for each.
A number of individuals working within one county on the same type of work
may be organized as one project provided they have the same co-operating
sponsor.
Eligible Personnel
The availability of talent on the relief rolls indicates what pro¬
jects, may be established. The first step in setting up a. project is the de¬
termination of the talents and skills of the personnel on relief. In order to
determine this, District Art Supervisors, or District Supervisors of Projects
and Planning, shall request local offices which have been designated by the
United States Employment Service to refer all relief personnel registered as
artists, art teachers or craftsmen in the arts to the person or committee
authorized to pass on the qualifications of artists. These persons or com¬
mittees will be named by the Regional or State Art Director. In states where
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no art directors have been appointed the Federal Director, or his authorized
agent, may appoint a local person or committee to interview and classify all
people referred by the United States Employment Service,
Persons eligible to participate in art projects will be certified
as stated above to the State and District Art Supervisors by offices designated
by the United States Employment Service. Ninety per cent of these persons
must be drawn from relief rolls. It may become necessary in order to round
out a complete art project to have talent which is not available from the
relief rolls in the locality where the project is to be carried on. If this
vacancy cannot be filled from the relief rolls by a neighboring United States
Employment Service office, it may be filled from non-relief sources under the
ten per cent exemption clause. (See Part III - Paragraph (c). Executive Order
No. 7046.) In addition to the permissible ten per cent from non-relief source;
which must also be drawn through the United States Employment Service, there
may, in many instances, be other personnel whose wages are paid by a co-opera¬
ting sponsor.
Skill Classification
The skill classifications of art project personnel will be made by
persons recognized as technically qualified by the Federal Art Director or his
representatives. 'These classifications determine the rates of pay for personn;
working on art projects according to the scale set by Executive Order No. 7046.
For Artists employed as project supervisors the pay will be in accordance with
the usual rates established by the State Works Progress Administration for
similar supervisory work. Personnel whose wages are paid by a co-operating
sponsor may be paid the co-operating sponsor's usual wage rates. The skill
•classifications of art project non-supervisory personnel shall be: (A)
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professional and technical, (B) skilled, (C) intermediate, and (D) unskilled.
Professional and Technical
Artists who are experienced in their skill and who are capable of
producing creative work of a high standard of excellence are rated
as professional. These artists will provide leadership, supervisio
and training in the various fields of fine and applied art for the
artists not classified as professional, and will supply designs for
projects. In addition to painters, sculptors and graphic artists,
others such as highly skilled craftsmen, photographers, teachers of
art, lecturers, and research workers may he placed in this-classif-
ication.
Skilled
Artists able to produce work of recognized merit, but not of a
quality equivalent to that of the above classification, and who
are qualified by training and experience to take part in any of
the various activities of the Federal Art Project, under super¬
vision, are included in this classification. They may be employ¬
ed on specified commissions in the field of creative art, in arts
and crafts, applied art, teaching, and especially in various art
activities associated with the recreational field. They may also
be employed on individual projects according to the discretion of
the person or persons authorized to make assignments of personnel.
Intermediate
A group of less skilled and experienced artists, craftsman and
apprentices who need supervision and guidance will be rated as
intermediate.
Unskilled
This classification will include such personnel as gallery attend¬
ants, handymen, messengers, office boys, etc. Classification,
wages rates, and hours of work for these unskilled workers, if not
already made by the United States Employment Service, will be de¬
termined according to the schedules found in WPA Bulletin #25.
These classifications will be based upon information furnished by
the artists and on the quality of work submitted. Major consideration should
be given to professional background, experience, quality of work performed,
and present ability to perform work. The classifications will determine not
only the skill of the personnel referred by the United States Employment Ser¬
vice, but also the nature of the project in which each person who demonstrates
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his ability may lest work. Every endeavor should be made to have these
classifications accurate and fair so that artists may work on projects
for which they are best fitted. It is recommended that art supervisors
use the questionnaire on page 7 in classifying personnel referred by the
United States Employment Service. Persons who do not demonstrate their
ability upon examination shall be so advised with the suggestion that they
return to .the office which referred them and. seek reclassification.
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FEDERAL ART PROJECT - QUESTIONNAIRE CITY
PERSONAL RECORD
DATE
NAME
STATE
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Last Name: First
ADDRESS
PHONE NO.
Please Print
MARRIED NO. OF CHILDREN NO. OF DEPENDENTS
BORN (Place)
DATE OF BIRTH
GRADE SCHOOL GRAD.?
HIGH SCHOOL GRAD.?
EDUCATIONAL RECORD
COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY?
"PRIVATE INSTRUCTION?
DEGREE?
ART TRAINING
List schools, special courses, private classes, etc., Length of time in each.
In what museums or important group exhibitions has your work been shown?
Represented in what public or private collections?
EXPERIENCE IN VARIOUS MEDIA AND TECHNIQUES
Check once for training, twice for professional experience
FINE ARTS APPLIED ARTS TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Place
Easel Painting
Oil
Watercolor_
Pastel
Drawing
Advt'g Layout
Advt'g Illustr.
Book Illustr.
Mag. Illustr,
Courses
Mural Painting
Fresco
Newsp'r Illustr.
Fashion Illustr.
Poster
Length of Time
Tempera
Oil
Graphic Arts
Li thography_
Etching
Woodblock
Linoleum
Others
Sculpture
Modeling
Lettering
Int'r Decoration
State Design
Photography
Place
Courses
Industrial Design_
Decorative Carv.
Metalwork
Leatherwork
Pottery
Other
Length of ti me
Woodcarv ing
stonecarving
Others
PUCE
OCCUPATIONAL RECORD
List last job, or project; next-to-last below, etc.
KIND OF WORK DATES
From
To
REMARKS
Name one or more references in connection with professional ex¬
perience other than those named above. Write any additional in¬
formation which you believe relevant to this application
(over"if necessary)
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Types of Projects
In determining what art projects are to be carried on, the consid¬
erations which should guide approving officers (Regional and State Art Directors
and District Art Supervisors) are the abilities and talents of the referred
personnel, the social value of the proposed projects, and their suitability to
the needs of the community. The types of projects which may be. carried on are
given in the working procedures below. These orocedurts may be modified to meet
local conditions. In these working procedures it is suggested that Advisory Com¬
mitters be associated with each project. This does not mean that each project
will need a separate committee. It will usually'be found that one Advisor;'' Com¬
mittee will take care of all projects. In large centers like New York, Chicago,
and Los Angeles, it may be found advisable to have several committees.
Co-operating Sponcore
It is desirable that some public or quasi-public institution
indicate local inter, st in each project nucl co-op:"rate with the Works progress
Administration in sponsoring the project. These institutions will bo called
"co-operating sponsors." Public institutions should be encouraged to submit
suggestions as to want .art projects would benefit thcommunity, if the proper
tolent is available from the relief rolls. The District Supervisor of Projects
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and Planning: and the Art Directors and Supervisors ghall encourage public igenciee
to suggt st desirable arcjects for which oroper talent is available from the
relief rolls. To this end they should circulate to all oublic or quasi-public
agencies which might be interested in becoming co-operating sponsors WPA Form
320A, Go-operating Sponsor's Project Proposal. On this form the prospective
sponsor may indicate that it is v/illing to aid, financially or otherwise, in
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setting up a project. These co-operating sponsors will usually lie public
institutions supported in whole or in part by taxes, but they may in some
instances be quasi-public or private non-profit organizations which serve
the community, provided that works of art produced under the projects re¬
main the property of the Federal government or some other public agency,
and that the services rendered do not replace usual services or activities
which should be provided for in the budgets of the co-operating institutions.
It is expected that art projects will have co-operating sponsors. However,
since the Federal Art project has been sponsored by the Works Progress Ad¬
ministration, art projects may be set up even when no local public agency
is the co-operating sncnsor.
The ten typical working procedures follow:
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W.P.A. FEDERAL ART PROJECT
WORKING PROCEDURE 1883 - (l)
MURAL PAINTING
DESCRIPTION:
Painters to execute specified mural commissions in fresco, oil,
tempera, etc., for government buildings and tax supported insti¬
tutions such as city halls, court houses, schools, hospitals,
etc. Preliminary sketches may be carried out by artists in their
own studios. According to the requirement of specific projects,
the murals may be completed-in the artist's stuiio, in central
workshops or on the premises to be decorated.
SPONSOR:
The Works Progress Administration.
CO-OPERATING SPONSOR:
Departments of Federal, state and municipal government and insti¬
tutions supported in whole or in part by tax funds, and quasi-
public or private organizations provided that the works of art
produced under the project remain the property of the Federal
government or some other public agency.
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:
Necessary equipment and materials including brushes, canvas,
plaster, paints, medium, brushes, scaffolding, etc., to be con¬
tributed.
PERSONNEL:
Qualified artists and assistants, plasterers, carpenters, laborers,
and other necessary help.
PLAN: 1. Advisory Committee consisting of three or more members representing
the art field serving on a volunteer basis.
2. Project supervisor if necessary appointed by tbse technical approv¬
ing officer or adviser to co-operate in planning project and super¬
intending its proper execution.
3. Preliminary sketches and designs to be approved by the State Art
Supervisor or District Assistant Art Supervisor, if any, the Advis¬
ory Committee and the Co-operating Sponsor before the execution of
the project.
4. The completed works to be the property of the Federal government
unless specifically allocated to the Co-operating Sponsor, which
in the latter case must be a public agency. When work is allocated
recipient to defray cost of transportation, packing and crating
charges, if any.
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W.P.A. FEDERAL ART PT?TECT
WORKING PROCEDURE 1883 - (2)
EASEL PAINTINGS - OILS, WATER COLORS, DRAWINGS, GRAPHIC ARTS
DESCRIPTION:
Painters and graphic artists to execute specified commissions
for government buildings and tax supported institutions, and
individual commissions on subjects of their own selection or
such as may be selected in consultation between the artist
and the person or persons authorized to approve art projects.
Work to be carried on in the artist's own studio or in central
workshops provided by Federal Art Project or Co-operating
Sponsor.
SPONSOR:
The Works Progress Administration.
CO-OPERATING SPONSOR:
Departments of Federal, state and municipal government and insti¬
tutions supported in whole or in part by tax funds, and quasi-
public or private organizations provided that the works of'art
produced under the project remain the property of the Federal
government or some other public agency.
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:
Necessary equipment and materials such as easels, canvas, stretchers,
paints, brushes, printmakers materials, printing costs, etc. to be
contributed.
PERSONNEL:
Qualified artists and assistants.
PLAN:
1. Advisory Committee consisting of three or more members representing
the art field serving on a volunteer basis.
2. Project supervisor if necessary appointed by the technical approv¬
ing officer or adviser to co-operate in planning project and super¬
intending its proper execution.
3. It is desirable that for works of art under the above classification
subjects be approved by the State Art Supervisor or District Assist¬
ant Art Supervisor, if any, the Advisory Committee and the Co-opera¬
ting Sponsor.
4. The completed works to be the property of the Federal government
unless specifically allocated to the Co-operating Sponsor, which
in the latter case must be a public agency. When work is allocated
recipient to defray cost of transportation, packing and crating
charges, if any.
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W.P.A. FEDERAL ART PROJECT
WORKING PROCEDURE 1883 - (3)
SCULPTURE
DESCRIPTION:
Sculptors to execute specified commissions, such as sculpture in
relief and in the round, for government buildings and tax supported
institutions, or individual sculptural commissions on subjects of
their own selection or such as may be selected in consultation be¬
tween the sculptor and the person or persons authorized to approve
art projects. Work to be carried on in the sculptor's own studio
or in central workshops provided by Federal Art Project or Co-opera¬
ting Sponsor.
SPONSOR:
The Works Progress Administration.
CO-OPERATING SPONSOR:
Departments of Federal, state and municipal government and insti¬
tutions supported in whole or in part by tax funds, and quasi-
public or priva.te organizations provided that the works of art
produced under the -project remain the property of the Federal
government or some other public agency.
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:
Necessary equipment and materials including armatures, clay, plaster,
wood, stone and other materials to be contributed.
PERSONNEL:
Sculptors and assistants, including stonecutters, casters, laborers,
etc.
PLAN:
1. Advisory Committee consisting of three or more members representing
the art field serving on a volunteer basis.
2. Project supervisor if necessary appointed by the technical approv¬
ing officer or adviser to co-operate in planning project and super¬
intending its proper execution.
3. Preliminary sketches and designed to be approved by the State Art
Supervisor or District Assistant Art Supervisor, if any, the Advis¬
ory Committee and the Co-operating Sponsor before the execution of
the project.
4. The completed works to be -the property of the Federal government
unless specifically allocated to the Co-operating Sponsor, which
in the latter case must be a public agency. When work is allocated
recipient to defray cost of transportation, packing and crating
charges, if any.
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W.P.A. INDERAL ART PROJECT
WORKING PROCEDURE 1883 - (4)
APPLIED ARTS, POSTERS, SIGNS, ETC.
DESCRIPTION:
Commercial artists and illustrators to design and execute posters,
signs, illustrations, etc. in connection with various campaigns and
programs of public and social value; also to make designs for
projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration, and for
Federal, state, and municipal agencies. Preferably this work should
be carried on in central workshops provided by Federal Art Project
or Co-operating Sponsor, but it may be carried on in the artist's
own studio.
SPONSOR:
The Works Progress Administration.
CO-OPERATING SPONSOR:
Departments of Federal, state and municipal government and insti¬
tutions supported in whole or in part by tax funds, and quasi-
public or private organizations provided that the works of art
produced under the project remain the property of the Federal
government or some other public agency, and that usual services
are not replaced.
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:
Necessary equipment and materials including poster and sign boards,
paints, ink, brushes, drafting implements, etc. to be contributed#
PERSONNEL:
Qualified commercial artists, draftsmen, sign painters, lettering
experts, etc.
PLAN:
1, Advisory Committee consisting of three or more members representing
the field of applied arts serving on a volunteer basis.
2. Project supervisor if necessary appointed by the technical approv¬
ing officer or adviser to co-operate in planning project and super¬
intending its proper execution.
3. Designs may be approved by the project supervisor when necessity
warrants, but usually to be approved by the State Art Supervisor or
District Assistant Art Supervisor, if any, the Advisory Committee,
and the Co-operating Sponsor.
4. The completed works to be the property of the Federal Government
unless specifically allocated to the Co-operating Sponsor, which
in the latter case must be a public agency. When work is allocated
recipient to defray cost of transportation, packing and crating
charges, if any.
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W.P.A. FEDERAL ART PROJECT
WORKING PROCEDURE 1883 - (5)
ARTS AND CRAFTS
DESCRIPTION:
Artists and craftsmen to design and execute metal work, decorative
wood carving, ceramics, weaving, and other craft work. Work to he
carried on in the artist's own studio or in central workshops pro¬
vided by the Federal Art Project or Co-operating Sponsor.
The Works Progress Administration.
CO-OPERATING SPONSOR:
Departments of Federal, state and municipal government and insti¬
tutions supported in whole or in part hy tax funds, and quasi-
public or private organizations provided that the works of art
produced under the project remain the property of the Federal gov¬
ernment or some other public agency.
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:
Necessary equipment and materials including metal, wood, potters'
clay, and other material for craft work to he contributed.
PERSONNEL:
Qualified artists and craftsmen.
PLAN:
1. Advisory Committee consisting of three or more members representing
the field of arts and crafts serving on a volunteer basis.
2. Project supervisor if necessary appointed by the technical approv¬
ing officer or adviser to co-operate in planning project and super¬
intending its proper execution*
3. Designs may be approved by the project supervisor when necessity
warrants, but usually to be approved by the State Art Supervisor
or District Assistant Art Supervisor, if any. the Advisory Committee
and the co-operating Sponsor.
4. The completed works to be the property of the Federal government
unless specifically allocated to the Co-operating Sponsor, which
in the latter case must be a public agency. When work is allocated
recipient to defray cost of transportation, packing and crating
charges, if any.
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W.P.Ai FEDERAL ART PROJECT
WORKING PROCEDURE 1883 - (6)
PHOTOGRAPHY
33 SCRIPT ION:
SPONSOR:
Photographers to "be assigned to execute photo-murals, to record
various activities of the Works Progress Administration, to work
on research projects, and on other projects of value to the
community. Photographers to work in their own studios or in
central workshops provided by Federal Art Project or Go-operating
Sponsor.
The Works Progress Administration.
CO-OPERATING SPONSOR:
Depart cents of Federal, state and municipal government and
institutions supported in whole or in part by tax funds, and
quasi-public or private organizations provided that the work
produced under the project remain the property of the Federal
government or some other public agency, and that usual services
are nor replaced.
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:
Necessary equipment and materials including cameras, photographic
plates, films, etc. to be contributed. Because of the high cost
of material necessary for developing, enlarging and printing, it
may, in some cases, be advisable to make contracts with commercial
firms for doing this work. Contracts should specify costs, quality
of paper, etc.
PERSONNEL:
Photographers, assistants and skilled and unskilled shop workers.
Plan:
1. Advisory Committee consisting of three or more members professionally
interested in photography serving on a volunteer basis.
2. Project supervisor if necessary appointed by the technical approv¬
ing officer or adviser to co-operate in planning project and. super¬
intending its proper execution.
3. Subjects and preliminary photographs intended for photo-murals
to be approved by the State Art Supervisor or District Assistant
Art Supervisor, if any, the Advisory Committee and the Co-operating
Sponsor before execution of the project. All photographs to be
assembled, checked and recorded in local off ice,s.
4. The completed works to be the property of the Federal government
unless specifically allocated t© the Co-operating Sponsor, which
in the latter case must be a publio agency. When work is allocated
recipient to defray cost of transportation, packing and crating
charges, if any.
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W.P.A. FEDERAL ART PROJECT
WORKING PROCEDURE 1883 - (7)
LECTURES, CRITICISM, RESEARCH AND PREPARATION OF CATALOGUES,
PAMPHLETS. AND MONOGRAPHS ON VARIOUS PHASES OF AMERICAN ART
DESCRIPTION:
Artists, lecturers, art critics, research workers in the arts
and trained museum workers to "be assigned to public institu¬
tions for docenting, lectures, and research, where such activ¬
ities have not usually been provided for in the budgets 'of
these institutions end where such activities do not replace
usual services; also to be employed in the preparation of
exhibition catalogues, pamphlets, and monographs, and in other
activities sponsored by the Works Progress Administration.
SPONSOR:
The Works Progress Administration.
CO-OPERATING SPONSOR:
Departments of Federal, state and municipa1 government and insti¬
tutions supported in whole or in part by tax funds, and quasi-
public or private organizations serving the public, provided that
usual services are not replaced,
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:
If reouired, to be contributed.
PERSONNEL:
Qualified persons to b? assigned at discretion of State Art Super¬
visor, District Art Supervisor, or Advisory Committee. Clerical
and other help supili»d when needed.
PLAN:
1. Advisory Committee consisting of three or more members repre rent¬
ing the art field serving on a volunteer basis.
2. Project supervisor if noces-ary appointed by the technical approv¬
ing officer or advisor to co-operats in planning oroject and super¬
intending its proper execution.
3. Catalogues, pampnlets and monographs to he the property of the
Federal government unless specifically allocated to institution
acting as Co-operating Sponsor, which in the latter case must be
a public agency. Mimeographed copies of lectures, etc. and copies
of catalogues, monographs, etc. to be filed with Federal office.
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W.P.A. FEDERAL ART PROJECT
WORKING- PROCEDURE 1883 - (8)
CIRCULATING EXHIBITIONS OF ART
DESCRIPTION:
Assembling, preparing, and touring of exhibitions of works of
art produced under the Works Progress Administration Federal
Art Project, and under previous government art projects.
These exhibitions in each case to be approved by the Federal
Art Director.
SPONSOR:
The Works Progress Administration.
CO-OPERATING SPONSOR:
Departments of Federal, state and municipal government and
institutions supported in whole or in part by tax funds, and
quasi-public or private organizations provided that the exhibi¬
tions are, in each case, open free to the public.
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:
Preparation of exhibits, framing, matting, packing, crating,
descriptive catalogues, and necessary equipment including trucks,
etc., to be contributed.
PERSONNEL:
PLAN:
Highly trained persons experienced in arranging exhibitions and
stimulating popular art appreciation, art lecturers, docents,
and other assistants if size of exhibition warrants. Skilled
workmen to be requisitioned when services are required, such as
carpenters, frame makers, electricians, truck drivers, packers,
guards, janitors, etc.
1. Advisory Committee consisting of three or more members representing
the art field serving on a volunteer basis.
2. Project supervisor if necessary appointed by the technical approv¬
ing officer or adviser to co-operate in nlanning project and super¬
intending its proper execution.
3. Supervisor of traveling exhibitions appointed by the Federal Art
Director to organize and arrange these exhibitions in co-operation
with State Art Supervisor, District Assistant Art Supervisor, Ad¬
visory Committee, and institutions acting as Co-operating Sponsors,
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W.P.A. FEDERAL ART PROJECT
WORKING PROCEDURE 1883 - (9)
ART TEACHING
DESCRIPTION:
Teachers to conduct art classes in connection with institutions
supported in whole or in part by tax funds, to carry on recreational
art activities for adults and children in connection with settle¬
ment houses, community and recreational centers, which are free
to the public, and various activities sponsored by agencies operat¬
ing under the Works Program.
SPONSOR:
The Works Progress Administration.
CO-OPERATING SFONSOR:
Departments of Federal, state and municipal government and insti¬
tutions supported in whole or in part by tax funds, and quasi-
public or private non-profit organizations serving the public,
provided that usual services are not replaced.
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:
If required, to be contributed.
PERSONNEL:
Art teachers, artists, and craftsmen qualified to teach art
subjects.
PLAN:
1. Advisory Committee consisting of three or more members representing
the art field serving on a volunteer basis,
2. Project supervisor if necessary appointed by the technical approv¬
ing officer or adviser to co-operate in planning project and super¬
intending its proper execution.
3.
Technical approving officer or adviser to see that teachers are
qualified and that they are acceptable to Co-operating Sponsor
before assigning them to teaching projects.
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W.P.A. FEDERAL ART PROJECT
WORKING PROCEDURE 1883 - (0)
OTHER
DESCRIPTION:
Projects listed under this classification may include: drafting,
making of charts and graphs, maps, relief maps and models, stage
and costume design, pictures restoration and cleaning, preparation
of colors, demonstrations and instruction in art materials, re¬
search projects in art techniques and other art services which in
the judgment of the Federal Art Director fall under this program.
It is preferable that most of these activities he carried on in
central workshops provided by the Federal Art Project or Co-operat¬
ing Sponsor. They may, however, be carried on by the artists in
their own studios.
SPONSOR:
The forks Progress Administration.
CO-OPERATING SPONSOR:
Departments of Federal, state and municipal government and insti¬
tutions supported in whole or in part by tax funds, and quasi-
public or private organizations provided that the works of art
produced under the project remain the property of the Federal
government or some other public agency, and that usual services
are not replaced.
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:
Drafting equipment, brushes, paints, inks, chemicals, paper and
other necessary materials to be contributed.
PERSONNEL:
Qualified artists and assistants in the various art fields,
also skilled and unskilled laborers.
PLAN:
1. Advisory Committee consisting of three or more members represent¬
ing the art field serving on a volunteer basis.
2. Project supervisor if necessary appointed by the technical approv¬
ing officer or adviser to co-operate in planning project and super¬
intending its proper execution.
3. The completed works to be the property of the Federal government
unless specifically allocated to the Co-operating Sponsor which
in the latter case must be a public agency. When work is allocated
recipient to defray cost of transportation, packing and crating
charges, if any.
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Approval of Projects
For each work project found desirable, WPA Form 320, Request
for Project Approval, should be completely filled by the District Art Super¬
visor, or the District Supervisor of Projects and Planning, When the forms
are filled out, they should be sent to the State Art Director or the State
Assistant Director in charge of Professional and Service Projects. When
WPA Form 320 has been signed by (l) representatives of the co-operating
sponsor (if any), (2) the District Art Supervisor or the District Supervisor
of Projects and ??.anning, (3) the State Art Director or the Sl;ate Assistant
Director in charge of Professional and Service Projects, and (4) the person
authorized to give technical approval (usually the state or regional art
director), tne work project described therein has met the necessary require¬
ments. (Six copies of WPA Form 320 should be filled out and signed.) In
recognition of this, the State Art Director or the State Assistant Director
in charge of Professional and Service Projects shall request the State Works
Progress Administrator, by sending him a signed copy of WPA Form 320, to issue
an Advice of Allotment.
It is essential that in filling WPA Form 320 and in all administra¬
tive and legal matters the art directors and supervisors have the aid and co¬
operation of the Professional and Service Division of the Works Progress Ad¬
ministration. Usually it will be found desirable to have Supervisors of Pro¬
jects and Planning or Directors of Professional and Service Projects draw up
the forms necessary for submission for project approval. In states where no
art directors have been appointed the forms will be routed by the District
Supervisor of Professional and Service Projects through the state W.P.A. office
to the person-designated to give technical approval in that area.
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Allocation of Work Produced
Care should he taken in filling WPA Form 320 to state whether the
department or building for which the project is being undertaken is Federal or
non-Federal, and whether or not the works of art produced under the project are
to remain the property of the Federal government. Art projects may be under¬
taken for departments or buildings of Federal, State, County and municipal
government. They may also be undertaken with the co-operating sponsorship of
private organizations who wish to aid the project with money or services pro¬
viding that the works produced under the project remain the property of some
public agency. Projects should not be undertaken lor buildings which are under
the jurisdiction of the Procurement Division of the United States Treasury
unless the Procurement Division appears as the co-operating sponsor. The
types of building which are under the Procurement Division are Federal court
houses, post offices, marine hospitals, immigration stations, mints, and
other buildings constructed by the Treasury Department. Art projects for
these buildings are taken care of by the Section of Painting and Sculpture of
the Procurement Division, and the Treasury Relief Art Project. The Federal
Art Project of the Works Progress Administration may undertake projects for
Federal departments such as the War Department, Navy Department, National Park
Service, Veterans Administration, and others. Some of the buildings under
these Departments include Army barracks, officers' quarters, armories, Army
hospitals, Veteran homes and hospitals, C.C.Ch camps, National Park museums,etc.
In all creative projects care should be taken to see that the
completed work becomes the property of the Federal government or some other
public agency. It is desirable that most of the works produced remaip the
property of the Federal Government, especially in easel painting and sculpture
projects if the work is intended for circulating exhibitions. In teaching and
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service projects care should "be taken that these do not replace usual services
or those which should normally "be provided for in the budgets of the institu¬
tions or organizations acting as co-operating sponsors.
Supervision of Projects
The supervision of art projects will be performed by State Art
Directors and District Art Supervisors, and by their project supervisors.
Close co-operation should be maintained between these persons and the co-opera¬
ting sponsors, who should be given every opportunity to follow the progress of
the work in which they are interested. This is particularly important in the
case of commissions such as murals, sculpture, easel pointings, etc., intended
for specified puolic buildings. Written reports on the progress of the work of
each project unit should be filed periodically in the district offices. The
reports should give some indication of the quality of the work done in the
judgment of the person or committee exercising technical supervision.
Timekeeping and Hours
It is suggested that the minimum number of hours required for
work by persons classified as artists, craftsmen or teachers of srt shall be
ninety-six per month. This should include the hours spent on actual projects
and time spent in study or preparation for work when carried on under the
direction of the State Art Director or District Art Supervisor. It should not
^include the hours spent in individual preparation or research. It should not
^ssary for artists to leave their work to make formal appearance before
^rs. This kind of interruption seriously interferes with creative
mtirelv unreliable as a check on the time the artist has actually
workal^^^^Bl employed on individual commissions will submit their own time
reports (project supervisor, or person on the Works Progress
_Admini e+>^^^^P-dministrative pay roll) designated to make up the combined