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4-1444 T HE WORKS P R OGR AM ***** --'\'lorli::s Progress Administrati on-For Release to Newspapers of Sunday, February 28, 1937. Hopkins Announces Change in Federal Arts Admi nistrn.t ion. Harry L. Hop~,:ins, Works Progress Administr ato r, announcect today that the Federal Arts Projects in New Yorl~ City will be administered, beginning March 1st, directly fr om Washington. Th8 pr ofe ss iona l and technica l supervi- sion of these projects will remain, as heretofore, in the h~nds of their National Directors -- Ha llie Flauagan, Theatre; Hol ger Cahill, Art; Henry G. Alsberg, Writers; Nikola i Sok oloff, Music; Luther H. Eva ns, Historical Records Survey. Hallie Flanagan, the National Director of the Federal Theatre Project, will a ssume pe rsonal charge of the wo r k of the Theat re Project in New York City; William P. Farnsworth, Deputy Director, will take charge of the administrative end; Philip W. Barber will rema in in cha,r ge of production. This change wa s recommended by Colonel Br E'l1on B. Somervell, New York City Works Progress Administra tor, and decided upon by Mr. Hopkins after consultation with Colonel Somervell and Ellens. Woodward, Assistant Administrato r, under whose ,jurisdiction thes e projects fall. 0000000 Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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