 American federal building art projects | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1934 |
| Dissolved | 1943 |
| Parent agency | United States Department of the Treasury |
| Child agency | |
The Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture was a New Deal art project established on October 16, 1934, and administered by the Procurement Division of the United States Department of the Treasury.
Commonly known as the Section, it was renamed the Section of Fine Arts in 1939. Its primary mission was the embellishment of public buildings — including many United States post offices — through site-specific murals and sculptures commissioned on a competitive basis. The program all but ceased to operate in 1942, and was officially terminated on July 15, 1943.[1][2]
- ^ "Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA) (1934)". The Living New Deal. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Legal Title to Art Work Produced Under the 1930s and 1940s New Deal Administration" (PDF). General Services Administration. 2005. p. 6. Retrieved August 27, 2022.