The WPA Federal Art Project at Timberline

Author

O'Connor, Francis V.; Kardon, Janet (Editor, Collective Author)

Document type

Article (catalogue d'exposition)

Language

English

Book title

Revivals! : diverse traditions, 1920-1945 : the history of twentieth-century American craft

Source

Revivals! : diverse traditions, 1920-1945 : the history of twentieth-century American craft. 1994, 62-64

Publisher

American Craft Museum, New York (usa) / H.N. Abrams, New York (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Study of Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood, sponsored by the WPA and built 1936-1938; focuses on the crafts--woodcarvings, metalwork, stained glass, reliefs, textiles, and furnishings--executed by WPA Federal Art Project craftsmen; notes the role of the interior designer Margery Hoffman Smith in conceiving most of the crafts projects.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Decorative arts -- United States
• Work Projects Administration, Federal Art Project||United States
• Sponsorship
• Crafts
• United States
• 1900-2000
• Timberline Lodge||Mount Hood (OR, USA)
• Smith, Margery Hoffman, act.1936-1937
• Interior decoration
• Hotels
• Decoration

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Arts décoratifs -- États-Unis
• Work Projects Administration, Federal Art Project||United States
• Sponsoring
• Artisanat
• Etats-Unis
• 1900-2000
• Timberline Lodge||Mount Hood (OR, USA)
• Smith, Margery Hoffman, act.1936-1937
• Décoration intérieure
• Hôtel
• Décor

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19950401-00313756

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