Belle Baranceanu : life, art, and the New Deal renaissance / Jennifer Peoples Hernandez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hernandez, Jennifer Peoples, 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baranceanu, Belle, 1902-1988.

Baranceanu, Belle.

Artists--United States--Biography.

Artists.

San Diego (Calif.)--Biography.

San Diego (Calif.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2023]

Summary:

In this first biography of artist Belle Baranceanu, Jennifer Peoples Hernandez tells the riveting story of a woman who overcame insurmountable odds to become the most important female muralist in San Diego during the Great Depression and one of California's foremost Modern artists.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: The First American

Romania

The Promise of Citizenship

Marriage and Immigration

Life in Chicago, 1900-1904

The In-Laws Arrive

Notes

Chapter 2: Childhood and Homesteading in North Dakota

The Jewish Agriculturalists' Aid Society

Rock Hill, Burleigh, North Dakota

Family Problems

Vigilante Justice?

"Proving Up" and Giving Up

Williston, North Dakota

Strong Women Take Charge

Chapter 3: Becoming an Artist

Citizenship, Second Attempt

Anthony Angarola

The Windy City

VIRGINIA

RIVERVIEW SECTION, CHICAGO

Chapter 4: The Los Angeles Period

Dearest Tonio

Everett Street and Elysian Park

GROSSMUTTER

The Yellow Robe

Lee

Exhibitions, 1927-1928

Chapter 5: Grief and Depression

The Crash

Around the Palette

Shocking Subjects

Illustrating "The Great March"

L. M. Stein

Teaching Art

Desperate Times

Into the Abyss

Chapter 6: Relief

Hard Times in Chicago

Creating a New Deal

"My Son Works for the Government"

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration

The Relief Census of 1933 and San Diego

"I'd Rather Not Be on Relief"

Early Public Works Projects

Transient Relief Aid for California

Chapter 7: The Federal Government Becomes a Patron of the Arts

The PWAP Begins

Painting the American Scene

Controversial Murals

San Diego

Legacy of the PWAP

Chapter 8: The Emergency Work Relief Program in San Diego

Gauging Unemployment

The Emergency Work Relief Program

"The First Orphans of the Storm"

Work for Women

Gender Equality?

The San Diego City Schools Curriculum Project

Chapter 9: A World's Fair and a Growing Art Community.

The Progress of Man

Positive Reviews

Girl with a Fawn

Art World

Belle's Circle of Artistic Friends

Chapter 10: A Second New Deal for the Arts

The WPA Begins

Federal One

Organizational Strains

Chapter 11: Decorating the Post Office

The TRAP

Bureaucracy

Choosing a Theme

Design Issues

Scenic View of the Village

Precarious Funding and the Pressure to Finish

The San Pedro Post Office

Belle's Friends and Their Post Office Murals in Illinois

The End of the TRAP

Chapter 12: The Federal Art Project

The Takeover of the Curriculum Project

Controversial Theme

A Fine Woman Painter

The Seven Arts

Block Prints

Other Federal Art Projects in San Diego

New Deal Art Projects in Retrospect

Chapter 13: The End of an Era

Bibliography

Primary Sources

Vital Records (In Order of Appearance)

Adams Matthew (Digital Archive)

Archives of American Art Smithsonian Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

Bureau of Land Management

Cook County Archives

Federal Emergency Relief Administration/State Emergency Relief Administration

Government Publications (In Order of Appearance)

National Archives (San Diego City Schools Curriculum Project Card Records)

Newspapers (In Order of Appearance)

Oral Histories and Interviews

San Diego History Center Archives

San Diego Public Library Archives

State Historical Society of North Dakota

Printed Primary Sources

Secondary Sources

Websites

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hernandez, Jennifer Peoples Belle Baranceanu

ISBN:

1-7936-1211-0