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Broward County
Library’s
Bienes Museum of the Modern
Book
Is pleased to announce the
release of its latest print publication:
WPA
MUSEUM EXTENSION PROJECT, 1935-1943: Government Created Visual Aids for
Children from the Collections of the Bienes Museum of the Modern Book / by
James A. Findlay and Lillian Perricone.
Ft.
Lauderdale, FL: Bienes Museum of the Modern Book, 2009.
188
p.: all color Illustrations; 29 x 19 cm. – (ISBN: 978-0-9762267-1-0)
– US $35.00.
[CONTENTS:
Acknowledgements and Introduction, p. 4; The WPA Museum Extension Project in
Context: Historical Precedents in Visual Education by Lillian Perricone, p.
8-27; The Great Depression and the New Deal by James A. Findlay, p. 28-35; The
WPA’s Division of Women’s and Professional Projects by James A.
Findlay, p. 36-37; The Pennsylvania Museum Extension Project (1935-1943): The
First WPA Visual Education Project by Lillian Perricone, p. 38-57; Selected
Collection Checklist, p. 58-91; Bibliography, p. 92-109; Index of Makers, p.
110; Index of Titles and Sub-titles, p. 111-112; Index of Formats, p. 113;
Appendices: Museum Extension Projects by State, p. 114-119; Report: Visual
Education Material for Public Schools of Pennsylvania [1937?], p. 120-153; The
State-Wide Museum Extension Project Catalog [1939-1940?], p. 154-188;
Colophon, p. [190].
For order information
please visit:
http://digilab.browardlibrary.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/BienesPubs&CISOPTR=1714&CISOSHOW=1713
or e-mail:
James (Jim)
A. Findlay
Bienes Museum Librarian
Broward
County Library -- Main Library
954-357-8692
(office)
954-357-6762
(fax)
Main
Library
Bienes
Museum of the Modern Book
The
Dianne and Michael Bienes Special Collections and Rare Book Library
100 S.
Andrews Ave.
Ft.
Lauderdale, FL 33301
www.broward.org/library/bienes_about.htm
Current Exhibition:
2008 Florida Artists' Book Prize
March 25-June 19, 2009
http://digilab.browardlibrary.org/
Forthcoming Exhibition:
Pop Phenomena: A Comic Book Exhibition, June 30-September 20,
2009