Series IV: Other Projects, 1970-1986, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This series contains records and photographs documenting Rousseau's involvement with various other projects in New York City during the 1970s and 1980s. Some of these projects were part of the CETA Program, which was designed to provide jobs for unemployed artists. The CETA Program was funded under the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and administered by the Cultural Council Foundation Artists Project in New York.
There are also records, including photos, interview transcripts, and model releases, from a project about children experiencing homelessness. This was an independent project of Rousseau's which ended when she could not secure funding.
Also included in this series are slides of other photographs Rousseau took in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s.
CETA Artists program - records and correspondence, 1977-1980, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The CETA Artists Project (1977–1980) in New York City employed approximately 500 artists who were placed with community organizations for whom they taught classes, led workshops, and created public artworks. It was funded under the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973.
CETA workshop photographs, 1978
Scope and Contents
The CETA Artists Project (1977–1980) in New York City employed approximately 500 artists who were placed with community organizations for whom they taught classes, led workshops, and created public artworks. It was funded under the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973.
CETA Project Return, photographs by students, 1978
Scope and Contents
Project Return was a CETA project for people recovering from addiction in the Bronx, NY.