Object Details
Subject
Biddle, George
Place of publication, production, or execution
Other
Physical Description
1 photographic print : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm.
Summary
Biddle at work on a panel of the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Section of Painting and Sculpture - sponsored mural entitled, "Society Freed through Justice", located in the fifth floor lobby of the Attorney-General's office in the Justice Department Building, Washington, D.C.
Identification on accompanying label (typewritten): George Biddle (1885- ). Biddle received his law degree but immediately turned to art. His murals decorate government buildings in the United States, Brazil, and Mexico. He was active in helping to set up the Federal Art Project in the Thirties. Being an artist of great versatility, he has worked in stone, clay, paint, wood, and block printing.
Identification on accompanying label (typewritten): George Biddle (1885- ). Biddle received his law degree but immediately turned to art. His murals decorate government buildings in the United States, Brazil, and Mexico. He was active in helping to set up the Federal Art Project in the Thirties. Being an artist of great versatility, he has worked in stone, clay, paint, wood, and block printing.
Citation
George Biddle, 1936. Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Date
1936
Record number
(DSI-AAA)1969
Type
Photographs
Place
Washington, D.C.
See more items in
Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Topic
Art and state
Artists at or with their work
Federal aid to the arts
Muralists
New Deal, 1933-1939
Painting
Record ID
AAADCD_item_1969