English: Guston sketching a mural for the WPA Federal Art Project.
Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City Negative No.: 3563-G; Date: 2-15-39; Photographer: Robbins; Artist: Philip Guston; Process of sketching a Mural; Location: 531 Grand Ave, Bklyn; World's Fair.
A photograph of the completed mural for the 1939 New York World's Fair is held by the New York Public Library. A press release attached to the reverse side reads as follows: First prize for outdoor murals at the New York World’s Fair was won by Philip Guston in a voting contest carried out by the Murals Artists Guild among visitors at the exposition. The mural appears over the main [entrance] of the Works Progress Administration Building and is shown above. Its title is "Maintaining America's Skills." The painting is executed in rubber paint and covers 500 square feet.
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Source
English: [Philip Guston], 1939 Feb. 15 / David Robbins, photographer. Photographic print : 1 item : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm.
Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942.
Archives of American Art.
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