Jonas Lie, New York, N.Y. letter to Clifton A. Woodrum, Washington, D.C.

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Object Details

Creator

Lie, Jonas, 1880-1940

Woodrum, Clifton A. (Clifton Alexander), 1887-1950

Subject

National Academy of Design (U.S.)

United States. Works Projects Administration

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Letter : 1 p. : typescript ; 28 x 22 cm.

Summary

Lie writes to denounce a protest made by a member of the House of Representatives against W.P.A. artists using nude models.
Typewritten on letterhead of the National Academy, of which Lie was president.
Date based on postmark on envelope adjacent to this letter in folder.

Citation

Jonas Lie. Jonas Lie, New York, N.Y. letter to Clifton A. Woodrum, Washington, D.C., 1939 July. Hugo Gellert papers, 1916-1986. 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

1939 July

Record number

(DSI-AAA)15890

Type

Correspondence

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Hugo Gellert papers, 1916-1986

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Artists' models

Politics and culture

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_15890